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as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed
many thought that the mayor's speech lacked substance because specific proposals for solving the city's problems were few
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as in essence
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
tireless caring and nurturing that was the very substance of maternal love
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
measure the worth of a person not by his earthly substance but by his good deeds
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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the question of whether the soul is a substance entirely independent of the body
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But before doing that, speak with an attorney who can clarify if any subpoenaed information, like substance testing or mental health assessments, is protected.
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Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Contaminated Work Clothes Work clothes that have been exposed to pesticides, lead, asbestos, or any other hazardous substances should be washed in hot water.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
These evaluations often lead to sentences that include mental health care, trauma counseling or substance abuse treatment — measures that can reduce recidivism and create healthier communities.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Sheppard Pratt, a mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services nonprofit provider, appointed Jennifer Coyne as general counsel.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Contaminated Work Clothes Work clothes that have been exposed to pesticides, lead, asbestos, or any other hazardous substances should be washed in hot water.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
These evaluations often lead to sentences that include mental health care, trauma counseling or substance abuse treatment — measures that can reduce recidivism and create healthier communities.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Sheppard Pratt, a mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services nonprofit provider, appointed Jennifer Coyne as general counsel.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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Encourage collaboration between departments to maximize AI’s potential.Steve Taplin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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How to keep pipes from bursting When temperatures drop to freezing conditions, pipes have the potential to burst because of expansion of water.Staff reports, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Each dish reflects a deep respect for nature, promising simple yet distinguished cuisine that highlights the essence of local French terroir.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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In both cases, the color brings an essence of the outside in while creating an equally inviting and invigorating interior backdrop.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Truth Social parent Trump Media and Technology Group, which is considered a barometer of his chances of reelection, plummeted 41% over three days last week, wiping out $2.4 billion of Trump’s wealth.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fortified by wealth and connections, Ivan can easily move on.Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The work calls for climbing any manner of tall objects and edifices – frequently flagpoles but also towers, smokestacks and even the occasional cross – to install, repair, paint, maintain or inspect them.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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To be encountered here, then, is the characteristically beguiling interaction of images, objects, and ideas that epitomizes and defines the artist’s—for want of a much better word—practice.Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada will build a deep geological repository to store nuclear waste materials, and the researchers want to ensure that the materials can be safely stored for millions of years.April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Improper handling of private key material or lack of diversity when storing keys raises the risk profile significantly.Amor Sexton, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Michelle Nijhuis Life in the Ruins Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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Your grounded and ambitious nature is also a source of inspiration for those around you, too.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Important Form 3520 Filing And Taxation Exceptions A lower dollar threshold applies when reporting gifts that are received from foreign entities such as a foreign corporation or partnership.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The release of this next model comes at a crucial time for OpenAI, which just closed a historic $6.6 billion funding round that requires the company to restructure itself as a for-profit entity.Kylie Robison, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
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If Vietnam damaged the credibility of experts, experts were no more inclined to value the democratic potentialities of the public.Daniel Bessner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2017
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Today’s reality-TV and SJW movies pervert the potentialities of spiritual and social realism.Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
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“Substance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substance. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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