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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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The DHX29-driven mechanism could influence important biological processes such as cell differentiation, maintaining cellular balance, and the development of cancer, suggesting wide-ranging significance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Will Annie and Link’s child have a significance in Season 3?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

When Ms. Beetz sums up her ordeal by saying, “Rich people,” the script’s reach for significance is so awkward it creaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The fact that the meaning of race may evolve over time or lose much of its significance is hardly a reason to be struck blind.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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