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• As with many things in the awards race, this is all a matter of perception.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
• Blau, who notes that his firm has close ties with the executive and legislative branch, said that the reason the state took a long time is a matter of opinion.
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
• What’s in a name When giftedness became a matter of prestige rather than a particular learning style and need, all bets were off.
  — Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
• However, protecting Native artists from being undercut by fakes is no longer simply a matter of policing galleries and markets.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
• Of course, a matter of years later, his forecast came true with the Global Financial Crisis—and markets have heeded his insights ever since.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
• Learning the right lead is a matter of time in the field.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
• For All Mankind treats the future as a matter of physics.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023
• The two will be reuniting in the pool for UCLA in a matter of weeks.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
• That means your kid can be back to bed in a matter of minutes.
  — Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
• There are things in life that are not a matter of opinion.
  — James Lange, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• For bats, good sleep hygiene is a matter of life and death.
  — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
• Since then, the inclusion of the sports has been a matter of local taste.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Some shoots are a matter of days, whereas some take months or even years.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023
• Black Rock Desert was faced with two to three months worth of rain in just a matter of hours on Friday, Sept. 1.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
• Payne’s omissions and elisions turn out to be more than just a matter of the current events of 1970.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• Enzymes in the bloodstream chew it up in a matter of minutes.
  — Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
• That 2022 bill was passed in a matter of days with almost no debate.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• But the price tag to keep Diablo Canyon open is a matter of debate.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
• The president was pushed out by his own party in a matter of weeks.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• This is the second round of job cuts at the automaker within a matter of months.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
• Three more resorts around Park City fell in a matter of minutes.
  — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
• The lesson here is that what happens in combat may not be so much a matter of skill as luck.
  — Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
• In a matter of hours, and now a million views, the mug shot had become a source of pride, an image to behold.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Lowering this has the potential to raise your score in a matter of weeks.
  — Antoine Sallis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• Such a ruling could be delivered in a matter of weeks — or even days.
  — The Editors, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• Plus, the towels were also easy to clean, with stains coming off in a matter of seconds.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• The song went viral, being played millions of times online in a matter of days.
  — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• That label is a matter of opinion, and there was some doubt whether the defendant even said it.
  — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
• In a matter of months, no one will be complaining about where he was taken.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
• As a matter of policy, experts agree there is no doubt that Biden has done much more to back unions.
  — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024