substantially
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Even though plant growth remained stable, the chemical makeup of the fruit changed substantially.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
GameStop’s earnings report warns that it has “incurred substantial indebtedness that may decrease our business flexibility” and “we may still incur substantially more debt, which may adversely affect our operations and financial results.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"Chelsea have always been very successful in terms of player sales, which have generated substantially more money for the club than ticket sales over the last decade," Maguire said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Muratsuchi and especially Rendon were well ahead of the pack, but they also relied substantially on a transfer of funds from previous campaigns for a different office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
If we drop the uranium ore into a heavy lead canister, the count rate declines substantially; the lead has absorbed the uranium radiation.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Vocabulary lists containing substantially
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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Lee Surrenders to Grant (1865)
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