substantiveness

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Noun
  • Olathe’s trajectory mirrors what’s happening across Johnson County — which saw more than 90% of the homes go up in value in 2024, with the average home prices sitting at $508,000 and average sale price at $557,000.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Cultural, linguistic, and value-based assimilation challenges arise, potentially altering national identities and eroding civilizational confidence.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Police arrested Andy Alcantara-Beltre, 33, of Dorchester and charged him with unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, trafficking a Class A substance (over 100 grams), and possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance (crack cocaine).
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • These substances are crucial in producing everything from electric vehicle batteries to cutting-edge military hardware — vital currency in the global tech battle with China and others.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • According to the market research firm EchoTik, the TikTok Shop sold $19 billion worth of products globally in the third quarter of this year, from July through September.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • For me, the ring wasn't about my partner proving his financial worth to me.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Middlebrooks echoed those concerns, emphasizing the importance of the services provided by the health system.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His administration was marked by strong political loyalty to the central government and the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, rather than by national prominence or independent leadership.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jiménez rose to prominence in October when he was featured in a series of videos by Simón Pérez, a streamer known on various platforms for using drugs in front of his live audience.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The system places users in a zero-gravity posture originally developed for aerospace applications.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some researchers have cast doubt on the significance of the study due to its small size.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Rosado is expected to address the significance of the developments for South Florida and the broader region.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rodriguez noted that the law at the center of the battle doesn’t permit her to consider the seriousness of the offense nor the impact on the victims.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Advertisement This is not a failure of seriousness so much as a shift in how seriousness is encountered.
    Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Substantiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantiveness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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