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substantially

[suhb-stan-shuh-lee] / səbˈstæn ʃə li /


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When he commissioned Labour's strategic defence review, it increased those unfunded ambitions "substantially".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“This substantially reduces the amount of capital Oracle must raise to build out our AI datacenters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“We cannot rationally justify a pause when a Governing Council driven by an insurance motive now faces a substantially worse inflation outlook than in March,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Compared with healthy control samples, Alzheimer's brain specimens showed substantially higher levels of sugar attachment to proteins.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The two dollars she hated to release turned out to be well spent, for Teapot did have a fracture, although the doctor said poor diet had contributed substantially to the daintiness of his bones.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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