matter
verb
to be important
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To be important, or to give something importance
loom large
to have a lot of importance or influence over someone or something
lie at the heart of something
to be the most important part of something
come before
to be more important than someone or something else
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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