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[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /




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Events like big-ticket games “are a great opportunity to highlight the importance of giving yourself rules for how you’ll make future decisions, even though you don’t know exactly what those decisions will be,” Hargrove said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

“After about three to four council meetings, they finally understood the importance of actually banning these centers because the people cared so much.”

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

England midfielder Jude Bellingham has stressed the importance of needing to "feel loved" as he looks to help them enjoy World Cup success this summer.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“Despite their importance in public discourse,” Landy and his colleagues wrote in a 2013 paper, “numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficult to understand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The importance of maintaining a healthy scalp is not to be sneezed at, and lice are no picnic either.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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