importance
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China, France, Japan and Italy—underscoring the strategic importance of the Red Sea to foreign powers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
With monthly updating of its weightings—the relative importance of different sectors—the index also better reflects shifts in consumer behavior, such as when people switch from pricier goods to lower-cost alternatives.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The hollowing out of military veterans from the government, particularly those with the most experience, only increases the importance of defense contractors who are following appropriate procedure.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
In a statement to the BBC, Guide Dogs for the Blind said the new rules "underline the importance of the UK rejoining the pet passport scheme".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Zero clashed with one of the central tenets of Western philosophy, a dictum whose roots were in the number-philosophy of Pythagoras and whose importance came from the paradoxes of Zeno.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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