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The shift “increases the importance of Canada,” the research firm said, where oil sands have high upfront costs but produce at a steady rate for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Oliver Stuenkel, a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, downplayed the importance of ideology in regional relations as more "rhetorical than substantive."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

These days, the Houthi advance comes at a particularly fraught moment, one in which Bab el-Mandeb has taken on outsize importance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“These vary widely, underscoring the importance of understanding local laws if probate avoidance is a priority. Even a single missed step can inadvertently trigger probate.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Thank you, but I have instructions to hand the item to him personally. It is an object of particular importance to Lord Ashton.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

We are beginning to have glamours and importances of our own.

From On the Stairs by Henry Blake Fuller

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

I want my readers to be intelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienic treatment and useful supporting practices.

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

In the particular juncture, the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Tracy, took my view of relative importances, and time was secured me.

From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan