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substance

[suhb-stuhns] / ˈsʌb stəns /




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On Wednesday, the terminations through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within HHS, were rescinded, according to an administration official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

On June 17, in the middle of Pride Month, the Trump administration’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that it “will no longer silo LGB+ youth services.”

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Moore brought a jolt of emotional energy to the room with a speech that touched on her own career in the face of playing an aging actress in ‘The Substance.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

Coralie Fargeat is the only woman to be nominated for best director, for The Substance, out of a field of five.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Prince had Tears running down his Face; he walked forwards in utter Regularity; & Shun, it was as if he had no Body & no Substance to slay.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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