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[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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Of Alice Huang he said: "It doesn't matter to me whether she's a spy or not. You know, Jensen's foibles are his foibles."

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

Management, he said, would likely avoid any questions about the matter until they get more information from the investigation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2026

The debate over LA28’s future spending dragged on for months because the two sides didn’t settle the matter in the 2021 contract that set the terms of their partnership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

Gray matter contains large numbers of nerve cell bodies and is essential for processing information throughout the brain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

He never had any intention of hiring Chris — or anyone, for that matter.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

This distinction matters because the hippocampus plays a central role in memory and has traditionally been a major focus when doctors look for Alzheimer's-related brain damage.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Broadly, Riner appears to be on the right on economic matters and law and order, but being black and of Caribbean background he is also very strong on racism.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

Asked about Farage expensing the party, a spokesperson for Reform UK told the Guardian: "As a standard practice, we do not comment on security matters."

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The amount prosecutors say a Cravath employee netted in profits related to client matters, including Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

I consider using the lake samples, but I can’t be sure what caused this and if that would make matters worse.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The charity said it was keen to understand what mattered most to local people and how the site would become a place people felt connected to, valued and enjoyed for generations to come.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

But the counselor treated every question as though it mattered.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Economic growth and full employment mattered less than inflation and the corresponding decline in real wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

You came to Salon for the journalism, the dialogue, the essays, the criticism, the unexpected discoveries and the sense that there was a place on the internet where ideas mattered.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

What mattered now was retrieving Agent Chris, and I could shut everything out and focus on just that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It didn’t wind up mattering when Ryland’s game-winning field goal sailed through the uprights in overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The fundamentals are going to end up mattering a lot more than we are maybe thinking right now.”

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet overall yield levels could start mattering a lot more in markets if the 10-year Treasury yield were to top 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Several analysts argue that the second-quarter number itself may end up mattering less than what management says about the quarter ahead," said Axel Rudolph, a market analyst at IG.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 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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