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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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It was very important to me that we hear from the daughters or his wife, that there’s a sense of a person in there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Though not well known and perennially underenforced, this clause provides an important hook for congressional action to safeguard an inclusive, multiracial democracy.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Google has nine months to bring all the changes in, but the CMA says it wants to see "important parts" of the requirements implemented earlier.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The future value of these gifts is just as important as the wisdom of giving them.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“The essay didn’t blame him. The contest is important to me.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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