substantiveness

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Noun
  • Winger and Dawkins arrived in 2023, and one of the underlying principles of their plan was, and remains, to correctly evaluate their own players and make those evaluations before their players lost their trade value.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The answer increasingly lies not in export volume alone, but in supply chain integration, local collaboration, sustainability standards and long-term strategic value.
    Li Jun, Footwear News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Keefer has emphasized student achievement and school safety, pointing to his support for programs focused on bullying prevention, suicide prevention and substance-use prevention as a Trustee.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Prior to the second arrest, a New Orleans judge ordered LaBeouf to begin substance abuse treatment and undergo weekly drug testing.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The suspects returned to the 2100 block of Peralta Boulevard on May 13 and stole $5,000 worth of additional cable, according to police.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Associates insist Sherman has the money to do that, and his net worth reportedly is close to $3 billion.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Charlotte Mather-Taylor, the director of the Area Agency on Aging of Broward County, echoed the sentiment on the importance of mental activity.
    Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Finally, in the Oaxacan field test, the team showed that predatory wasps use the airborne distress signals to find their prey, but the relative importance of direct leaf defenses versus this indirect wasp recruitment isn’t clear.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • If the company wants to restore the title’s prominence, putting it back on Moné, who helped elevate it during her previous reign, would make sense.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The prominence of beef in Texas has also created a subindustry that showcases and preserves it, which is reflected in film and broader cultural storytelling about the state.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Gravitational waves were first proposed in 1915 as part of Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, known as general relativity.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
  • But neither have the gravitas or gravity of Garrett, one of the few in the NFL who compare to former Ram Aaron Donald in terms of how much his presence will suck up the time of opposing offensive coordinators as they game plan.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The strikes have also targeted regions with biblical significance, threatening historical and archaeological sites.
    Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The president has pressured the Fed to cut rates, while Warsh has recently downplayed the significance and accuracy of the PCE gauge.
    D. Brian Blank, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The work to preserve our government requires secrecy and seriousness.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • How ‘Clean Slate’ laws work States have a legal process in which people can petition the courts to seal or expunge old arrests or convictions, depending on the seriousness of the offense and after a certain period of time.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
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“Substantiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantiveness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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