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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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Every so often, there’s a sports controversy that says something important and urgent about our culture and times.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fire also raged after a drone attack on the strategically important port and industrial zone at Fujairah, one of the largest oil storage facilities in the region.

From BBC

It marks a sharp escalation in a saga which has sparked uproar in Germany, and the finance ministry in Berlin swifty responded that any "hostile takeover" of the systemically important bank would be "unacceptable."

From Barron's

"Wheat provides a large share of the calories and fiber consumed in Europe," González Alonso explains, "and arabinoxylans play an important part in this. They help determine the structure and quality of bread."

From Science Daily

When two frustrated systems exist together and are both highly sensitive to disturbances such as strain or magnetic fields, an important question emerges.

From Science Daily