substance

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FDA regulations also require the agency to assess both safety and effectiveness before approving a substance for compounding.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

"If you sow doubt about your commitment every day, you drain it of its substance."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They evaluated how each substance affected the diseased nerve cells, leading to the identification of sildenafil as a promising candidate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Turner told me: “I don’t think there’s any science or substance behind it. It’s a marketing pitch.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

And darkness was nothing—it was not a substance, it was not a presence, it was no more than an absence of light.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan