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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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Aside from officials in China who may have retaliated against the printer, no one would have ascribed it any importance whatsoever.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

Experts said the latest outage highlights the importance of contingency planning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

While the result of the election is of the greatest importance to many, for people like Kline the process is also key.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Just as the team needs to move past a loss, Maiava understands the importance of looking beyond arguably the team’s best win of the season and remaining focused on the present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Explaining the importance of her son's case to science, Dr. Harlow recalls how many scoffed at Phineas when Dr. Bigelow first presented his case in Boston.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

In the particular juncture, the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Tracy, took my view of relative importances, and time was secured me.

From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

It has been wisely said that intelligence may be defined as the ability to correctly determine differences, similarities, and importances.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon

I want my readers to be intelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienic treatment and useful supporting practices.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon

The chromatic differences of other errors of reproduction have seldom practical importances.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The difficulty lies in the nice appreciation of relative importances and in the giving each detail neither more nor less than its due. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler


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