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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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Fr Viktor wanted to know, when I asked about the significance of a Russian ceasefire.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Many students can place the Emancipation Proclamation on a timeline and explain its significance in the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

But the significance of these cases runs deeper: They threaten the legal architecture that has allowed Big Tech to reap trillions of dollars in profits with little risk of consequence in court.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

It serves to define the meaning and significance of race in America.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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