matters
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The DOJ told the BBC it was unable to comment on matters and decisions from 25 years ago, involving staff who no longer worked there.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The structure of the rock matters as well, particularly whether water can move through it and reach fresh mineral surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“You’re talking about it at kitchen tables and movie theaters and on talk shows, and that discourse really matters when you’re trying to effect change.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But in those cases, the House of Representatives voted to hold them in contempt before referring the matters to the Justice Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The fact that he would say that—he doesn’t even know that it matters to be rich or poor!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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