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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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Treasury also answered the important question of whether home schoolers can participate—they can in the estimated 22 states that treat a home school as a private school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Walsh added that tackling these backlogs is important because they cost the government money as asylum seekers are not allowed to work and must rely on state support.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“I find it insane how someone can be denied one of their five senses, and not only one of their five senses, but one of the most important senses that you could possibly have.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“This is one of the more important industrial separations, not because it is dramatic, but because it makes sense,” says The Edge research founder Jim Osman.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I’m always nice when I reject her invites because I get why the club is important.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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