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matter

[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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Miller’s former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, broke his long silence over the matter.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

Roughly 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco arrived in Ceuta by sea in a matter of hours on Thursday and Friday last week.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The firm, which bought Aevex in 2020, hired Jefferies in late 2023 to solicit bids for sale, a person familiar with the matter said, but a deal never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

According to minutes from a Thursday hearing on the matter, Rockwell concluded that, to the extent the measure’s backers object to that language, they are objecting to “the provisions of the measure itself.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

In the case of these short, stout creatures, it is because of their explicit lack of cunning that they refuse to cower, no matter the size of the threat.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"The North often feels it's ignored and I know now is the time to prove the North matters," he says.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

That matters because the gut can only absorb so much vitamin C. Once you reach a modest daily dose, the body simply stops taking in much more.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

First, pairing a smart human with the AI matters, says Stephen Schmidt, Amazon’s chief security officer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The question that matters most for investors is narrower: Where in the chain does the shortage sit, and who gets paid for it?

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

“Doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s our problem now, and we can’t even afford this place, never mind that one too.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

But where was that fury in the room, when it could have mattered?

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Asked why those songs mattered so much, her answer is simple.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Once in office, she championed issues that had mattered to him, including ceding control of the Panama Canal.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

It is absolutely revelatory regarding how Ma Rainey sang, how it mattered, and who she was.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Him, stubborn about things that mattered to him, like his ranch and this country.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The revenue Huang points to is years from mattering; most of today’s physical-AI money is self-driving and factory automation rather than humanoids.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

But, with more than a bit of desperation, he regards his work in miniaturization as his “last chance at greatness,” greatness mattering to him a great deal.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Dean has become a kind of matchmaker, pairing neighbors’ needs with volunteers’ skills and, in the process, strengthening the sense of mattering of everyone who walks through the door.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

I hadn’t realized he’d thought about the book so much, that An Imperial Affliction mattered to Gus independently of me mattering to him.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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