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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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She begins to realize her own importance in the filmmaking process, feeling “more together, active, confident than at almost any time I can remember.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

His importance is underlined by the fact he has contributed the same amount of goals and assists, six, as Bellingham since England faced DR Congo.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

No one truly disputes the importance of due process to handle accusations of sexual violence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Scott River, as well as the nearby Shasta River, are two of the most heavily regulated rivers in the state because of their importance for salmon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Had his eyes swollen accidentally by girls who swung their arms around to make sure their friends understood the importance of whatever they were saying.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Van Eyck’s finish is saved because up to the last he is essentially impressionist, that is, he keeps a just account of relative importances and keeps them in their true subordination one to another. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

All perception of relative importances depends upon a just appreciation of which letters in association’s bond association will most readily dispense with. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

For when we feel that a painter has made simplicity and subordination of importances his first aim, it is surprising how much shortcoming we will condone as regards actual execution. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

Thus the commissioners, recovering from their panic, began to frown with importances.

From Gargoyles by Ben Hecht

The chromatic differences of other errors of reproduction have seldom practical importances.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg




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