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important

[im-pawr-tnt] / ɪmˈpɔr tnt /




ADJECTIVE
having personal or emotional value
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In highlighting the plasticity of bacterial domains, the study advances fundamental knowledge of how gene transfer occurs between bacterial cells and offers an important clue to understanding how AMR occurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Why was it important for you to put these two things up against each other in this way?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As I said, it’s important to have sufficient savings or Social Security income to rely on during market downturns, so you’re not forced to withdraw larger amounts from investments when values are depressed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But after hearing from blind listeners, she realized how important it was to carefully describe everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I organized them in order of importance, if there even was such a thing, because which one wasn’t important?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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