substantially
Example Sentences
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Instead of falling by about half, the number of jobs rose substantially by 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
It didn’t capture trade in services — only goods, skewing the numbers substantially.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
It said the restaurant "received a minor refresh in 2008 but has not been updated substantially since 1998".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A Yale University working paper later found that without what it labeled the “Musk effect,” Tesla’s sales would have been substantially higher.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Because harsh sentencing is a major cause of the prison explosion, one might reasonably assume that substantially reducing the length of prison sentences would effectively dismantle this new system of control.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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