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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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It's really important to talk to someone who can be there for you right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It's important not to forget that this was a test flight - the first time any humans had flown on both the rocket and the spacecraft.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"It's really important to continue to show up," said Freya, 28, manager of a London environmental organisation, one of those sitting towards the front of the crowd of protesters.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

According to the researchers, smell-related problems arise when immune cells in the brain, known as "microglia," begin removing connections between two important regions: the olfactory bulb and the locus coeruleus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

I sit, watching but not watching life go on around me, wondering how it’s possible when someone so important just died.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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