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matter

[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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I guess I take it seriously that I’ve got this opportunity to try and tell stories, and I believe that they matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Early last year, Trump Jr. joined the company’s leadership for a meeting in South Florida with potential investors from Saudi Arabia, according to two people familiar with the matter.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Flight argues that, no matter how powerful the technology of frontier models, “cost curves, capacity constraints and marginal returns” are what will determine the pace and scale of adoption.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

To erase 29 points in a matter of 24 minutes took a perfect storm of Knicks brilliance—and Spurs ineptitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And no matter how upset she felt, she knew that denying herself an opportunity to learn from her moshom was never productive.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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