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  • verb Present participle of matter.

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Examples

  • In the case of vanilla, chocolate, and Earl Grey, I think what ends up mattering is how the tea tastes after all that.

    Daily Tea: March 27, 2010 | Tea Derivations 2010

  • The Internet will become more-and-more sensationalised with the only thing mattering is page views and not the niche value of your content.

    Behavioural advertising should reward niche sites « Squash 2009

  • In the case of vanilla, chocolate, and Earl Grey, I think what ends up mattering is how the tea tastes after all that.

    2010 March | Tea Derivations 2010

  • The Internet will become more-and-more sensationalised with the only thing mattering is page views and not the niche value of your content.

    2009 March « Squash 2009

  • In some ways, this confirms our own existence, because most of our mattering is in the context of one another.

    Archive 2007-02-01 2007

  • In some ways, this confirms our own existence, because most of our mattering is in the context of one another.

    About Me 2007

  • People were understandably excited by the idea of mattering to someone in a place that -- let's face it -- doesn't matter to most.

    Chuck Lippstreu: In Nebraska, It's Not Just The Size Of Our Caucus... 2008

  • At that level, "mattering" and "not mattering" seem to mean the same thing, I think.

    Epiphany: You Matter Fresca 2010

  • He very much matters, however, in both the public and personal senses of popes "mattering"; one just has to look closer and deeper to discern the imprint of the shoes of this fisherman.

    How Benedict XVI Will Make History 2008

  • Because value or 'mattering' is not a fixed property, it is defined by those who use it.

    Practicing trust 2008

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