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

I think the team managed the game very well - they stayed in it and were clinical when it mattered.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Uncle Manfred’s clothes were a little on the small side for Peter, we discovered, and the trousers hung loose around his waist, but they were dry, and that was all that mattered.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo