significance
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But we might not have been taught the full significance of “Midway.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"The statistical significance of this is not high enough to claim a detection of dark matter, and further checks should be performed by independent groups," Aurrekoetxea says.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Although a high-dose combination of fianlimab and Libtayo showed improvement over Keytruda, the result didn’t reach statistical significance, Meacham noted.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Wilding, who was then a young researcher on the team, said the results had been "very interesting" but at the time the future significance of this discovery was not fully appreciated.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Particular places might hold spiritual or religious significance for any Indigenous nation, such as a place mentioned in an origin story or where ancestors are buried.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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