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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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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

He’s just bracingly honest and notoriously wobbly when asked to verbalize the significance of everything and anything — from his poetically dense lyricism to the whole of his revered music career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

According to Raimon Graells, a lecturer at the University of Alicante, co-director of Frallicciardi's doctoral project, and co-author of the study, the significance of the find extends well beyond the artifacts themselves.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Once numbers shed their geometric significance, mathematicians no longer had to worry about mathematical operations making geometric sense.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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