significance

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This wouldn’t be surprising, given the song’s status as a bona fide American classic, if it weren’t for the song’s historical significance to the LGBTQ+ community.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But you don’t need to be from Mexico to understand the significance, reverence, and trepidation that surround this hulking pile nicknamed El Coloso de Santa Úrsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Los Angeles City Council has approved an amendment meant to assuage concerns that a rodeo ban would unfairly block equestrian events of cultural significance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

According to Raimon Graells, a lecturer at the University of Alicante, co-director of Frallicciardi's doctoral project, and co-author of the study, the significance of the find extends well beyond the artifacts themselves.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Cayley is a minor but not insignificant figure in the history of science and technology; but there is no doubt that our sense of his significance derives entirely from hindsight.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton