substantive

Example Sentences

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"We had a substantive conversation on all issues and highly value the progress that the Ukrainian and American teams have made over the past weeks," Zelensky said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

From BBC

Even so, the economic benefits of mining “would be substantive.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work," he said in a post on social media.

From Barron's

The decision was announced in a terse statement, with no substantive explanation to viewers.

From Salon

And after 11 months in office, many Americans say they still haven't seen substantive change, and the president's speech might be unlikely to change their minds.

From BBC