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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday that they had stressed the importance of China honoring its Busan commitments to Xi’s economic point man, Vice Premier He Lifeng.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

"The importance of sustainability is seeing a groundswell, both in terms of legislation and consumer attitude - especially with Gen Z coming through," says Kennedy.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

It is a role Attalah sees as even more vital given Cairo's strategic importance.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Beyond its importance for fundamental physics, the finding could help researchers develop magnetic materials with properties suited to future technologies, including advanced memory systems, quantum devices, and more energy-efficient data centers.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“We realized the importance of saving Paris,” gunner William Maher of the U.S. artillery said later, “and the Allied army was at stake too.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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 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

All perception of relative importances depends upon a just appreciation of which letters in association’s bond association will most readily dispense with. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

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


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