significance
Example Sentences
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"This will be a visit of tremendous symbolic significance," Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told reporters on a call.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“This would constitute a rhetorical concession of substantial significance to Beijing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The researchers emphasized the significance of the advance:
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Even if the exact significance of this culture’s ritual life is lost to us, wisps of its richness survive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Cayley is a minor but not insignificant figure in the history of science and technology; but there is no doubt that our sense of his significance derives entirely from hindsight.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing significance
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