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critically

[krit-ik-lee] / ˈkrɪt ɪk li /


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mortally
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Dozens of critically endangered tortoises were sent by a German commercial breeder to a defunct zoo in Togo, then to Belgium before arriving in India.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“We just have too much data that says that we really, really critically need this, and the city of Los Angeles has failed really awfully over the last century-plus,” Miller said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

His Broadway debut came in 1970 as Snout in Peter Brook's critically acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Australian MP Helen Haines is critically ill in hospital in Melbourne after being hit by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says may have been a deliberate attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He thought what was happening was critically important.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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