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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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Ternus worked on the iPad, the Mac and AirPods before taking over responsibility for all of Apple’s products, including its most important, the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Polls indicate there has been a recent drop in support for Israel in the US, its most important ally.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Cancer drugs are an important part of Lilly’s portfolio, accounting for $9.4 billion of the company’s $65.2 billion total revenue last year, according to The Journal.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Those defectors are a very important part of the movement.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She only wanted to write poems about all the things she felt and noticed—and she didn’t care that much if anyone else thought they were good or important.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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