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Recent Examples of substructure
If, by contrast, the brain was able to pick up on the smell of a molecule’s substructures, neurons would adapt to the substructure.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
The Federal Highway Administration maintains a public database of bridge ratings in every state that considers multiple parts of a bridge’s structure, including the deck, superstructure, substructure and culvert.
—Devon Milley, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
Four-fifths of those bridges have problems with the substructures that hold them up or the superstructures that support their load.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2024
The most recent World Values Survey reveals a dispiriting substructure of stubbornly persistent bias that has remained unchanged for the past decade.
—Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
The Federal Highway Administration maintains a public database of bridge ratings in every state that considers multiple parts of a bridge’s structure, including the deck, superstructure, substructure and culvert.
—Devon Milley, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
Four-fifths of those bridges have problems with the substructures that hold them up or the superstructures that support their load.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2024
The most recent World Values Survey reveals a dispiriting substructure of stubbornly persistent bias that has remained unchanged for the past decade.
—Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substructure
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His framework emphasizes that visibility and margin protection matter more than brand building during the initial 90-day response period.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The vote took place late Friday night as the Senate voted on Trump's multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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If the substratum of the local and the vernacular is being erased in a metaphorical but also very literal sense by a voracious and extractive economic order, then the global subaltern’s rage must be given a voice and a place.—
Manuel Borja-Villel,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2024
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Natural disasters like wildfires, flooding and hurricanes are becoming more prevalent in the U.S., destroying infrastructure or causing regular failures.—
Marty Sprinzen,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The rapid dismantling of our public health infrastructure and its ripple effect on private delivery systems will cause immediate and significant harm.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Cubs took the lead in the fifth on Justin Turner’s two-out, pinch-hit, infield single with the bases loaded.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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On a two-year basis, employment numbers are down 0.2 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno drove state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, in a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am past the state Capitol on Tuesday, rallying support for legislation that would ease restrictions on classic cars.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Launched in collaboration with BFD Productions, the initiative connects independent filmmakers with development, financing, and production support to greenlit indie films.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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As of Thursday morning, six vessels were at the outer anchorage, with 11 loading and unloading boxes at the port jetties.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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With only limited time and a ransom demand of 100 billion yen, the pressure mounts as each decision could mean life or death.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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As extreme weather becomes the norm, the uncertainty mounts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lay good foundations, instill good values, spend lots of time with them.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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With The Life List, Allen has laid the foundation for a similar path to success.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Substructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substructure. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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