matter
Example Sentences
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According to results published in the scientific journal Immunity, what matters most is not just how many Treg cells are present, but which kind they are.
From Science Daily
The judge said he has no doubt he will struggle to rebuild his life, but the fact of the matter was that this was a very bad piece of driving on his behalf.
From BBC
The reason anyone who hurls themselves off a mountain for a living might perform such a procedure is a matter of aerodynamics.
The rug tasted terrible, much worse than oatmeal; but that didn't matter because he wasn't hungry anyway.
From Literature
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No matter how dire the circumstances, whenever they needed a hero, somebody stepped up.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.