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substantially

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


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Whether home prices will fall substantially — or even crash — is unclear.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Diego Andrades, a former member of the city’s Charter Reform Commission, said Amendment SC won’t substantially change any requirements for board of education candidates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jonathan Cribb, deputy director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said savings "are likely to be relatively small in the first few years, but rise substantially over time".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The allegations in the civil suit are substantially different from the six-page statement the accuser gave the Cornell University Police Department two years ago, Van Houten said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Because harsh sentencing is a major cause of the prison explosion, one might reasonably assume that substantially reducing the length of prison sentences would effectively dismantle this new system of control.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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