substantive

Example Sentences

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Talks that took place in Islamabad just days later, for example, ended without any substantive agreement.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“It does appear to me that the focus of the autopsy is more tactical than it is substantive in terms of what voters were talking about, and what voters wanted,” Gavito said.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Powell, at his press conference after the meeting, offered little substantive defense of the committee’s decision to keep the easing language.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In fact, there was little substantive to emerge from the summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping that ended Friday, despite hopes that the meeting would result in deals from aerospace to semiconductors.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Still, Pearson had to be more mindful of the concerns of black residents than at the beginning of his career—even if that mindfulness didn't translate into any substantive changes during his tenure.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson