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At a time when restaurants and canteens were limited, carrying meals from home mattered deeply in a city where food was tied to culture, religion and family routine.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Raw when he needed storm or battle; extra excited when Valkyries cavorted with horses; effusive when emotion took over senses; tender when morality mattered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But Mr. Popkin has shown how much the abolition debate mattered at every stage of the French Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

They’re snapshots of what you did, why it mattered and how your beliefs influenced your actions.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The fact that most of the evidence in support of any disparity had since been discredited was deemed irrelevant; what mattered was whether the law had seemed rational at the time it was adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander