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Too many overlapping yarns in a movie make for a convoluted final product, a big clump of colorful material that’s too dense to pry apart to see the substance lurking below.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

They said they had filed a request with the Oslo district court for a provisional injunction against the entry into force of the terms of use, pending a ruling on the substance of the case.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Similarly, decades of research into addiction concludes that it is a disease involving compulsive seeking and taking of a substance or participation in an activity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The researchers found that argyrin B, a naturally occurring antibacterial substance, was highly effective against C. difficile in laboratory tests and experiments involving infected mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

When the insertions arrived in Florence, the covering letter from Riccardi included the sentence, ‘the author may alter or embellish the wording, so long as the substance is preserved’.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Six of the seven substances were associated with faster declines in overall cognitive performance, particularly memory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

A person familiar with policymakers’ thinking said millions more patients using the substances could make banning them much more difficult in later rule making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Odin’s on-demand manufacturing eliminates much of the risk that comes with storing bulk quantities of flammable substances, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, chemical testing failed to reveal any substances that could explain the hallucinations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

It is kept as a pet by those who enjoy its kaleidoscopic colour changes, and its venom is one of the few substances known to kill Horklumps.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling