substance
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Instead of searching nature for a substance with the needed properties, the LSU team chose to engineer one from the ground up.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Social media has democratized food storytelling in remarkable ways, but it has also created an endless stream of restaurant rankings, viral menu hacks and “must-try” lists that reward speed over substance.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
A state-run newspaper said the diapers tested positive for a substance called formamide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He declared himself optimistic and said it was "the first time" since talks collapsed in 2017 that "the substance of the Cyprus issue was discussed".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
When we try measuring one way, our substance evades it and seems to prefer another, but when we try a different way, we have no more success.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Ohl criticised the "biological view" being pushed online that the human body is "capital" to be exploited by taking chemical substances to improve one's physical appearance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Standard balloons, made of natural rubber, undergo sulphur vulcanization, with accelerators, activators and other substances added, said the scientists at Imperial.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kennedy’s health department is asking food companies for more information about the substances they are putting into the U.S. food supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Scientists no longer have to depend entirely on finding naturally occurring substances with useful properties.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The rate of decline is known precisely; every 5,730 years, half of the C14 atoms in nonliving substances become regular carbon atoms.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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