substantially

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“We have known for decades that once you have one disc surgery, the chances of having another are substantially higher, especially if you use the fusion technique like Tiger. It’s a domino effect.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

While inflation-adjusted incomes grew substantially for all groups, they rose much faster for the well-off families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It didn’t capture trade in services — only goods, skewing the numbers substantially.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

This suggests the stocks have already reflected most of the higher crude price and would need a much larger gain in oil from here to go substantially higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If we drop the uranium ore into a heavy lead canister, the count rate declines substantially; the lead has absorbed the uranium radiation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan