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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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At Vanguard, which has historically had a very DIY approach, advice is now taking on more importance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The researchers suggest creating an "underwear index" that could make soil processes easier for the public to understand while drawing attention to the importance of protecting healthy soils.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

She took a ride on the Magic School Bus in 1996 to stress the importance of recycling and environmental conservation.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Also, “Iran and Oman discussed the importance of resuming navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,” the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Ever since her own parents died, these visits from her mother-in-law had taken on extra importance, and she’d putter around the house, cleaning and cooking, biting her nails as she went.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

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

From On the Stairs by Henry Blake Fuller

Van Eyck’s finish is saved because up to the last he is essentially impressionist, that is, he keeps a just account of relative importances and keeps them in their true subordination one to another. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

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

The chromatic differences of other errors of reproduction have seldom practical importances.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg




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