critical
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“Collaboration recovers children sooner, links investigation, dismantles trafficking organizations and holds traffickers accountable. A trafficker should never escape accountability because critical information was sitting in another agency’s database.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In another post, he said one injured supporter was in critical condition in hospital and that he was going to visit her.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rubio intends to raise the issue of US economic commitment to energy infrastructure, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence during these meetings, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Energy, potash, fish and critical minerals are exempt from the new levies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
This failure was expected to cause disruptions in air travel, banking, industry, electric grids, phone systems, and other critical services necessary for daily living at the turn of the century.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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