significance
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This wouldn’t be surprising, given the song’s status as a bona fide American classic, if it weren’t for the song’s historical significance to the LGBTQ+ community.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
But you don’t need to be from Mexico to understand the significance, reverence, and trepidation that surround this hulking pile nicknamed El Coloso de Santa Úrsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In 2025, he apologised after facing backlash for mimicking a ritual sequence from the hit Kannada film Kantara at a film festival event, with critics accusing him of disrespecting its cultural significance.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
NBC will televise the championship and although Mike Tirico will not call the event, he knows the significance of holding it at Riviera.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But it is an elementary truth that the full significance of his actions was hidden from Galileo.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing significance
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