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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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The researchers wanted to examine these processes separately to determine how cortisol affects the brain's ability to recognize emotional significance and preserve an experience as a lasting memory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The proposed Russian diesel supplies were "not of any macroeconomic significance," he told AFP, also questioning whether Moscow could deliver the promised volumes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

They performed at the Town Hall in New York with a full house of almost 1,500 people, and a venue known for its historic significance.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Red-deer-skull headdresses deposited at Star Carr suggest a spiritual significance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

All the vanguard members of the revolutionary generation developed a keen sense of their historical significance even while they were still making the history on which their reputations would rest.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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