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substance

noun as in entity, element

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noun as in essence, meaning

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noun as in wealth

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Because the Turning Point empire was heavy on visuals and light on substance, looking the part was a big part of Erika Kirk’s role.

Defence solicitor advocate James Laverty said Ley was currently taking medication and not abusing illicit substances.

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It would be the first major wildfire response in California since 2007 without a measurable goal for clearing toxic substances.

And add more substance to the stunts, to capture more people's long term interest, not just the lens of waiting photographers and TV crews.

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The more we confuse their spectacle for substance, the further we drift from the civic habits that make democracy possible.

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