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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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The summit is one of the first steps in figuring out how to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, says Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke University.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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In order to begin crafting the actual reconciliation legislation, both chambers need to agree on a budget resolution framework.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 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This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.—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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Online education officers respond that their programs face steep startup costs and need expensive technology specialists and infrastructure.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Beyond that, in what scenario would the Rays find a deal better than $740 million in public money for construction costs and infrastructure, plus proceeds from the redevelopment of Trop land?—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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The potential for building more sophisticated internal AI agents capable of handling multi-step tasks with access to large internal knowledge bases increases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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But there was a sense of hope, rather than expectation, among the home support as the players walked out on a crystal clear spring evening in North London.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
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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As research slowly mounts, cosmetic rib surgery is emerging from the shadows as a sort of next frontier in body contouring.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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As research slowly mounts, cosmetic rib surgery is emerging from the shadows as a sort of next frontier in body contouring.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new bridge is a 70-foot-long, single-span bridge built on a pile foundation that is anchored into bedrock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lütke’s bet is that these workers will be the foundation of Shopify’s next era of growth.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Substructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substructure. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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