importance
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But Ricky Bobby’s return to glory was about more than the importance of humility and friendship.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Campaigners have repeatedly stressed the importance of protecting the identities of people involved in investigations into sexual abuse and trafficking because of the potential impact on victims' wellbeing and privacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite its importance, however, the hypothesis had rarely been evaluated using large empirical datasets spanning a broad range of insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Of great importance is how C-suite executives collaborate among each other and with the board of directors to oversee cybersecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He gave one of the armorers a lecture about the importance of good maintenance.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
The difficulty lies in the nice appreciation of relative importances and in the giving each detail neither more nor less than its due.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
I want my readers to be intelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienic treatment and useful supporting practices.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
For when we feel that a painter has made simplicity and subordination of importances his first aim, it is surprising how much shortcoming we will condone as regards actual execution.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler
She replied nothing at first, till he feared she might think it her duty to resent a question that made light of all her husband's importances.
From Madame De Mauves by Henry James
One of the actual penalties of this is that so few of such ancient importances remain definable or presentable.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by Henry James
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