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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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To be sure, all those items are important.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"It's similar to peatland where in the past they've been regarded as wastelands. In the past they were dried out for agriculture and now they're realising peatlands are really important."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“While recent developments in AI offer the promise of generational technological advances and are important for U.S. tech leadership, we must also ensure other key industries are not negatively impacted,” the letter read.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“Retail investor participation is important to SpaceX,” the company said on its website.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

And sick call was “such an important place, Corrie! Some of these people are at the very threshold of heaven!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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