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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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“It’s important that people appreciate and understand the vision these architects had,” Teri Lauenstein said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Lumentum designs co-packaged optics, or optical components important for “scale-up” networking.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

More important, she had recorded exclusively for the early Paramount label, notorious for its poor recording quality and worse shellac pressings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

This was seen as particularly important and helpful to countries like Scotland, where the wildfire risk has been increasing with climate change.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Still, I flip this one over to make sure there’s nothing important written on the other side.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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