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significances

noun

plural of significance

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the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the significance of that word is much debated by biblical scholars

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Recent Examples of significances Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action. — Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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Barón hopes the physical language of the work leaves space for audiences to find meanings of their own.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
People began using the song and made videos giving the term multiple meanings.

— Moises Mendez II, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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The reign of Republicans during the Civil War and Reconstruction was a democratic breakthrough in two senses.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
However, human problems appear real according to the information gathered from the five corporeal senses.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

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Scientists use this technique, called candling — which historically entailed holding up a burning candle — to assess the contents of shark eggs for health, viability and genetic diversity.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
This way auditors, regulators, and even customers can confirm a record is genuine without seeing its contents.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of contents

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But ProPublica and The Post found that Richardson was, for all intents and purposes, still in charge of the club, a violation of his suspension.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026
Nearly every customer relationship, operational workflow, escalation path and commercial outcome emerges from one of these two conversational intents.

— Naresh Prajapati, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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