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mattering

verb

present participle of matter

as in weighing

to be of importance she believes that doing well in school really does matter

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Recent Examples of mattering Until then, price will keep mattering more than where the panel was made. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 My dad never chased the kind of mattering that consumed me and so many of my peers. — Matthew Emerzian, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 In the end, none of these delays may end up mattering. — Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 And so my surreal day-to-day, a regular life broken up by suspensions of my rights, stopped mattering. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026 For many drivers, that's a big deal, Valdez Streaty says, with fuel savings mattering more at a time when car prices are sharply up. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Lajos’s transparent skin, initially so intriguing, does not end up mattering or meaning anything. — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 Good morning from Boston, There are moments that end up mattering. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Once wins and losses stop mattering, the attention turns to how those players are progressing. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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The 10-photo carousel included the first photos of their baby boy, who entered the world weighing 8 lbs.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
But Karen Guzzo, an expert on family development and demographic trends at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said many American couples who are weighing parenthood need this kind of help.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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Dorsey uses solid gold (as well as sterling silver), meaning its pieces are not classified as demi-fine, but a Dorsey diamond tennis necklace will set you back up to $20,000, rather than upwards of $30,000 to $40,000 for a natural diamond version.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
So the announcement arrives that Paul Baker lost the election, meaning nobody has to move out, and Anton and Paul Baker share their big kiss.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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