substance
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His summit with Xi had scant substance but made both leaders look larger than life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But as Trump showed Xi around the National Archives in Washington -- home to the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution -- it underscored that the summit was more about spectacle than substance.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Yet the summit’s stark lack of substance surprised even the closest China watchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Some commentaries noted it was less about substance than ceremony and symbolism, but what did it commemorate or symbolize?
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
I find that substance revolting, yet he eats it eagerly, as if it were candy.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Foods “cross into ultra-processed territory when they contain preservatives, flavorings and other food additives, or substances ... to enhance flavor and increase shelf life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
These plant derived substances can act as antioxidants and can also interact with gut microbes, potentially influencing metabolism and other biological processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
"The risk is we become fixed on chasing individual substances in an unregulated market and we lose sight of the individual circumstances that are related to that," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
They supported Selman Waksman, a Rutgers biochemist whose lab screened soil for antimicrobial substances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He left the decision on whether to push ahead with the patent on radioactive substances to Poillon, who was not so willing to give up.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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