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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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"I think the culture of being able to work from home and have that option is really important to keep ensuring that disabled people can still be in employment," Davison said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In a sign of Rezaei’s new power, Khamenei also appointed him as his personal representative on the Supreme National Security Council, the body tasked with deciding the most important military and diplomatic matters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"We have a long way ahead and we have a big and important task: to stop deaths and bring the peace back," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

That difference supported the idea that potato cultivation played an important role, but the researchers had to rule out another major event in Indigenous American history.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

It was the most important subject in the education of that time.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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