matters
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Making matters more complicated, larvae from different longhorn beetle species often look remarkably similar, making visual identification unreliable.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Heder’s dedication to experiential authenticity in her actors matters, and it shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
"The system tells survivors that execution matters to our healing. It doesn't. It's a distraction from what we actually need."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Thirty-one years is a remarkable run, but what matters most is what happened during those years: the journalism, the ideas, the voices, the conversations and the community that grew around them.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
To make matters worse, phone lines that should have allowed the emergency response team to communicate with the operators in the control rooms were down.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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