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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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Campaigners have repeatedly stressed the importance of protecting the identities of people involved in investigations into sexual abuse and trafficking because of the potential impact on victims' wellbeing and privacy.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

He included a list of them, adding: “It is of paramount importance that these also be reviewed expeditiously.”

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

To test the importance of warming speed, Van Westen and his colleagues ran two versions of a climate model.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

“Drippy,” a walking drop of H2O, is the new face of efforts by New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection to emphasize the importance of clean drinking water.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

We talk on the phone at least once a week, and she texts me funny memes from the internet, or sentimental quotes about the importance of family.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

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

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

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

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

For when we feel that a painter has made simplicity and subordination of importances his first aim, it is surprising how much shortcoming we will condone as regards actual execution. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler




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