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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /




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“The record-setting price achieved for the related Michael Jordan jersey is yet another corroborative result as to the significance of Jordan within the industry and popular culture.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Among the flowers were several threatened species, adding ecological significance to the seasonal spectacle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Red-deer-skull headdresses deposited at Star Carr suggest a spiritual significance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Cooper Union's president Steven McLaughlin, said: "The significance of this agreement is ultimately about what it makes possible for generations of Cooper Union students."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rather, the significance and status of experimental knowledge underwent a peculiar transformation in the course of the seventeenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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