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• 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
• 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
• 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
• That’s two brand new lounges in a matter of weeks at United’s massive Denver hub.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023
• Frequent power cuts are also a problem, and can even be a matter of life and death.
  — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
• As a matter of house styling, jackets tend to have straight pockets and a single button.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
• In a matter of weeks, the Kings fell from the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference to missing the playoffs entirely.
  — Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
• As with the impact of AI, what the eventual landscape will or should look like is a matter of fiery debate.
  — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024
• The answer to these questions might be a matter of perspective.
  — Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
• In the case of General Soleimani and others, that was – and remains – a matter of intense debate.
  — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
• After all, in this instance, doing so is quite literally a matter of life and death.
  — James Factora, Them, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024