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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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This scaling effect creates a growing risk of overheating, which has important implications for how these species survive and where they can live.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

“I think it’s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology,” Vance explained this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“So them coming in,” Arias continued, “really shows our members that it is important to start figuring out how we work in solidarity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The game is important for securing qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil, with England keen to win more silverware in the famous white shirt.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He’d lowered his voice enough that I had to lean in to hear him, enough to make it obvious that this was an important secret.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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