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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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Is there a broader significance to this story?

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

The location used for his house carries great significance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Bessent’s actions take on added significance given a searing critique he laid out last year of how the central bank operates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

New neuron formation operates within a larger hippocampal circuit that stores episodic memories along with their emotional significance, and molecular disruptions appeared throughout that system.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The puzzle is why Ibn al-Haytham’s example was not followed more extensively, for it would be difficult to overestimate the significance of his achievements.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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