substance
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The contractors have cleaned the bottom and begun pouring the "industrial-grade" substance and will be finished in a matter of days, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order rescheduling Food and Drug Administration-approved and state-licensed medical cannabis products as a less harmful substance — a move that led to celebration but also confusion among industry observers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
In dissent, Judge Allison Eid wrote that Project Soy didn’t lack economic substance, partly because the government was just objecting to the timing of the transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
A 39-year-old man was also arrested in Ealing on Tuesday under the Terrorism Act, in connection with a investigation into jars of a non-hazardous substance found in Kensington Gardens on 17 April.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
A bloodlike substance, dark and tarry, seemed to be leaking from the diadem.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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