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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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Workforce Pell has an additional effect: It recognizes the importance of vocational education to many workers’ futures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

At the briefing, Warsh stressed the importance of price stability and significantly limited the practice of providing forward guidance previously used to signal officials’ next steps on rate policy.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Williams may have downplayed the importance of winning on her tennis comeback, but it soon became obvious she was feeling the pressure.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“It must indeed be a matter of great importance if you felt the need to come to me directly.”

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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