critical
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Critical industries from finance to energy have been deploying the model.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a “mastermind of financial engineering,” said Spencer Jackson, a former SpaceX engineer and the CEO of Critical Energy, a startup working on making clean energy more accessible.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Critical geological information about the exact discovery site was missing, and Richard had passed away several years earlier.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Brodie Sutherland, CEO of Nevada-based tungsten mining company Patriot Critical Minerals, said his firm hired a lobbyist.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Thus equipped, she’d begun her classes: Figure Drawing I, Light and Color I, Survey of Art I, Introduction to Critical Studies, and—with the most excitement—Introduction to Photography, taught by the renowned Pauline Hawthorne.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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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