significance
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The building's systems detected an "air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance," said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
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
Asked what the city knew before the drills, Gordo said police had been informed of activity but not the scope and significance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
It should immediately be apparent that in a culture in which experience was taking on a new significance, the term ‘fact’ was invaluable because it identified that type of knowledge which is grounded in experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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