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The significance of this discovery became clearer when a Japanese study on supercentenarians, meaning individuals who live well past 100, found that this same T helper cell subset was abundant in their immune systems.

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An attack by the U.S. would likely “add to the geopolitical premium” — potentially worth another $1 or $2 per barrel — even though Venezuela is “not an exporter of great significance,” he said.

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But when the market gets wobbly — when the bull market’s fundamental drivers, to investors’ frustration, seem to have temporarily lost their heft — it’s technical factors that tend to have greater significance.

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England's game against Serbia may not have carried any significance in the qualifying context, but the stakes are sky-high for players with sights set on a starting place.

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Its initial name, Kimono Intimates, was criticised for disregarding the significance of the traditional Japanese outfit, prompting the company to come up with another name - Skims.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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