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The plaintiffs say those moments matter because Trump often uses the platform to announce major developments, such as during the Iran war, that can move financial markets.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But the book offers hard-won advice for instilling principles across a workforce, no matter the size of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Player salaries are capped, but ownership’s resources matter much in terms of creating a competitive infrastructure of coaches, basketball operations, medical and scouting staffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I've gotten used to big changes over these last few years, but I know that no matter what, there is no limit to the potential of this iconic franchise," Doncic said in his post.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
No matter what she thinks of anyone, or what her mental state is, she always thinks to offer cake and coffee.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
It gives Borthwick the final say over medical and conditioning matters, with the 25 players all receiving a fixed amount of money from the RFU, as opposed to a game-by-game match fee.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
That’s because what matters most to large-cap pharma and health insurance stocks right now is the momentum of the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
What matters is the overall trend in inflation — and the trend isn’t great.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Berson called Romo’s legal matters “an evolving situation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We have important matters to address,” Evergreen says.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
They ultimately changed their surname to match their wife’s, deciding that sharing one family name mattered more than preserving their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It mattered little that, by then, most of the migrants who reached Ceuta had returned to Morocco, escorted to the border by Spanish troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
But where was that fury in the room, when it could have mattered?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
She delivered when it mattered and under intense pressure, just days after one of her lowest moments, to create history by becoming the first Welsh woman to win an artistic gymnastics Commonwealth Games gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
She couldn’t think of anything to say, but that hardly mattered.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The revenue Huang points to is years from mattering; most of today’s physical-AI money is self-driving and factory automation rather than humanoids.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But, with more than a bit of desperation, he regards his work in miniaturization as his “last chance at greatness,” greatness mattering to him a great deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
These ingredients offer both a diagnosis—why retirement can feel destabilizing—and a solution for strengthening your mattering span at any age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Proving the Theorem, in short, required more mattering than Colin brought to the table.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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