less important

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Molly Roberts, one of the co-authors of the Nature paper this column featured last week, said Jeff’s experiment surfaces a mechanism distinct from the one her team studied—but no less important.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Opec is less important to world oil markets than it was in the 1970s, as it now holds a smaller share of internationally traded oil.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Wireless-equipment revenue is generally less important to investors than mobility and broadband revenue, which was up 1.6% to $22.9 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

For years, BRD2 was considered less important than BRD4.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“Despite my curiosity, I decided that my ignorance was less important than the existence of this microcosmic ecosystem in a veritable desert.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone