significance
Example Sentences
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Two official signs, placed by the city, denote the location’s significance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In court for his suit against OpenAI in late April, Musk played down the size and significance of xAI, the AI company he recently merged into SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
"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
We may live in an increasingly lawless society, but that doesn’t mean all significance should be abandoned at will.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The scientific community has never been able to attach any significance or meaning to the word “ridge.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing significance
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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