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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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A retiree himself, Davis mostly lives off his Social Security, so the extra money is important, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Laura Derrick, who also lives in Inverclyde with her husband and three children, including a three month old baby, says the payment is "really important".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"It's really important to continue to show up," said Freya, 28, manager of a London environmental organisation, one of those sitting towards the front of the crowd of protesters.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

"I think it's important that we continue to have governmental agencies that are capable of evaluating the science and regulating these chemicals as necessary for public health and safety."

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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