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matter

[mat-er] / ˈmæt ər /








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It didn't matter what Derek McInnes did, nobody responded.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The White House pointed to Trump’s recent comments on the matter, including an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck in which he said Ratcliffe’s trip was “semi-routine.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The NFL investigated the matter but did not discipline Kraft.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Callaway said it had reviewed the matter and "has ended its relationship with Good Good, effective immediately."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

No matter what I did, I could never get all of it out.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The L.A. city attorney’s office, which represents police officers in civil matters, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"We will carefully weigh these matters based on the needs of the country and national security."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

A majority are women, many of whom draw on their experience as parents; this matters because people often seek health information from others whose experiences resemble their own.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Up the coast in the town of Zandvoort residents took matters into their own hands, putting up fake diversion road signs to try to keep tourists away.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Ordinarily, the Dawn Truce was a cheerful occasion, but on this day they had very serious matters to discuss.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Miles said he was grateful the truth mattered, even after all these years, but that he wishes more than anything his dad were alive to see his name cleared.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

How the act was sold, or missold, mattered.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

It mattered little that it had to drop its Scandinavian roots for Greek mythology -- the anachronism blended into the service of Nolan's brand of realism.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

They ultimately changed their surname to match their wife’s, deciding that sharing one family name mattered more than preserving their own.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Him, stubborn about things that mattered to him, like his ranch and this country.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

"Several analysts argue that the second-quarter number itself may end up mattering less than what management says about the quarter ahead," said Axel Rudolph, a market analyst at IG.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

As commander-in-chief, he noted, "you are worshipped and loved by all today, not loved by everyone tomorrow, and are guilty of everything the day after tomorrow, with none of your achievements mattering".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Remove any of those, and the revenue numbers stopped mattering.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

When I join Isabella and Julia at our table, I look over where Alex stood singing, and think about getting up there and yelling about my life mattering, but I sure don’t do it.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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