significance
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The wider significance, however, was that Isak finally looked like the player Liverpool broke, at that time, the British transfer record to seal an acrimonious transfer from Newcastle United last summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The mom of two admitted it may seem like unconventional reasoning to some—but noted that the property does have other significance in her life.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
It reached 3σ significance, corresponding to a confidence level of approximately 99.7%.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ms. Rundell hints only obliquely at the significance of earlier storylines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I saw them smile, laugh—it was nothing; the light of the candles had as much soul in it as their smile; the tinkle of the bell as much significance as their laugh.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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