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substance

[suhb-stuhns] / ˈsʌb stəns /




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Lucas could not identify the substances at the time, but he concluded most were not unguents or perfumes.

From Science Daily

But they are treated as aesthetic objects with identifications and information left to a printed guide offering less substance than it should.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Scandinavian attitude does allow the substance of the debate to be presented more sanely and give a viewer pause to reflect.

From The Wall Street Journal

His team were hit on the counter, his defence ripped apart, his hopes of asserting himself as a manager of substance cast to the wind.

From BBC

The £1m scanner works by detecting gamma rays emitted by a radioactive substance that is injected into patients' bodies.

From BBC