matter
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Dark matter is thought to act as a kind of gravitational glue, while dark energy is believed to be a repulsive force driving the universe's expansion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Whether a parade will now be permitted is a different matter – the High Court did not authorise one.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“It didn’t matter to him. It broke my heart, and I told myself ‘you’re not going to get away with this, you’re not going to make a fool of your own people.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The mayor, Zanatta, said it is only a matter of time before everyone in town feels the pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
She’d complimented my first shaky stitch and made me feel like I did belong here, no matter how long it took me to get through the forest path or how many verb charts I needed.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The DOJ told the BBC it was unable to comment on matters and decisions from 25 years ago, involving staff who no longer worked there.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
But timing still matters; here’s what to know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The structure of the rock matters as well, particularly whether water can move through it and reach fresh mineral surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The L.A. city attorney’s office, which represents police officers in civil matters, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Unfortunately,” DD says, stepping forward, “those are all the questions you’ll be asking today. We have more important matters to deal with.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
But it hasn’t mattered much, because the best that a USC team has ranked defensively in that span was last year, when the Trojans gave up 23 points per game — 51st in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
What mattered to her was whether he could pay the rent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
How the act was sold, or missold, mattered.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
It mattered little that it had to drop its Scandinavian roots for Greek mythology -- the anachronism blended into the service of Nolan's brand of realism.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was hard to imagine a world in which the pretty glances of a girl had once mattered to me.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
"Several analysts argue that the second-quarter number itself may end up mattering less than what management says about the quarter ahead," said Axel Rudolph, a market analyst at IG.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
As commander-in-chief, he noted, "you are worshipped and loved by all today, not loved by everyone tomorrow, and are guilty of everything the day after tomorrow, with none of your achievements mattering".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The revenue Huang points to is years from mattering; most of today’s physical-AI money is self-driving and factory automation rather than humanoids.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
When I join Isabella and Julia at our table, I look over where Alex stood singing, and think about getting up there and yelling about my life mattering, but I sure don’t do it.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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