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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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Rev Rhun ap Robert from the Bangor diocese said that Jesus "never spoke against same-sex relationships", and that what was important was "the quality of a relationship".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

No. But it’s important at the moment because it’s part of a deepening policy debate about how to fix the finances of Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

His most important task was to oversee the transformation of basketball’s best young prospect into an all-out wrecking ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Knowing more about what existed gives us a sense of how big the fossil record is and how species change through time. And understanding the complexities of an ecosystem is important."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

She’s fretting over things that she believes to be important, like whether or not she should go to the park with her friends.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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