mattered

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No club in English soccer had better perfected the art of teasing its fans with the promise of success, only to fall apart when it mattered most.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The law and its subsequent reauthorizations ultimately made sure that minority citizens’ votes mattered, outlawing policies, such as gerrymandered maps, that watered down their political power.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

The result was what mattered for Reds boss Arne Slot, though, not the performance.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

When I asked her what mattered to her most, she talked to me about her disability benefits.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

For a Galileo, or a Pascal, or a Newton what mattered was being able to make successful predictions where such predictions had previously been impossible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton