substantially

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Over the past month, A.I. detection has been at the center of a series of controversies: Hachette pulled the horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard after detectors flagged it as substantially A.I.-generated.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

New Section 232 tariffs impose a 25% flat fee on the full value of products substantially made of steel, aluminum, and copper.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The Cheng visit is unlikely to substantially alter the substance of Trump’s meeting with Xi, said Ryan Hass, director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Private equity investments suffer from inherent structural problems including limited disclosure, non-standardized return calculations that lack transparency, and management fees substantially higher than conventional investment funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The Tunguska Event seems to have been caused by a chunk of Comet Encke, a piece substantially larger than the tiny fragments that cause those glittering, harmless meteor showers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan