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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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With that, “Chronovisor” and its obsessed protagonist enter a trancelike, analog-heavy state in which obscure texts in myriad languages tease a concealed parascientific history of potentially great importance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Although alpha-synuclein has major clinical importance, researchers have not fully understood the cellular processes that cause it to accumulate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The companies said that the deal “demonstrates the importance of Brazil’s rare-earth industry to domestic and global rare-earth supply chains.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“That’ll have to be adequate. The water monster song is of higher importance right now. Make arrangements to ensure you are prepared for the journey,” Darkness said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

From Gargoyles by Ben Hecht

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

The difficulty lies in the nice appreciation of relative importances and in the giving each detail neither more nor less than its due. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

She replied nothing at first, till he feared she might think it her duty to resent a question that made light of all her husband's importances.

From Madame De Mauves by Henry James

It has been wisely said that intelligence may be defined as the ability to correctly determine differences, similarities, and importances.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon




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