importance
Example Sentences
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While the overall stock-market fallout has been somewhat measured, it still takes on outsize importance for those close to or in retirement.
From MarketWatch
She suggests that parents focus on universal values such as the importance of human life, and the idea that conflicts should always be resolved peacefully - instead of directly confronting school narratives.
From BBC
“Space,” he writes, “remains an open canvas of possibilities: not merely a source of wonder and strategic importance, but also a reflection of who we are, and perhaps what we may become.”
Nonetheless, as this book shows, Lamarck really was a scientific pioneer, recognizing the importance of the insight that living things change over time.
"But medication alone will not reverse the global rise in obesity. Obesity is a complex, chronic disease," he said, noting the importance of prevention efforts and healthier environments.
From Barron's
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