substantive
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China sent Dong to the dialogue as recently as 2024, where he and then Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin met for their first substantive face-to-face talks in 18 months.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
As the convention began in earnest on Friday, the issue of how to dress seemed no more resolved than substantive questions of policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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
Sir Jeremy, a Conservative former minister, said ISC members had "sympathy with the substantive arguments the government may make for withholding information".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But Bobby approached with dedication the daunting task of learning many of the substantive ones.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing substantive
Just Mercy
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The Freedom of Information Act (2016)
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You Bring the Distant Near
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