mattered

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The rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves has always mattered.

From Salon • May 7, 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

A loan’s starting point—an indication of whether there were pre-existing concerns about a company—also mattered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

More to the point, it mattered to Daniel’s family, and Boaz needed to catch him before he went back uptown.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny