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crucial

[kroo-shuhl] / ˈkru ʃəl /


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Crucial electrical equipment is also in short supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Crucial negotiations ahead of the COP31 summit have been frustrated by a "small group of fossil fuels interests" attacking the science of climate change behind closed doors, envoys said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Crucial in answering all these questions is the turnout in an era where every party agrees that the public is "scunnered" with politics.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Crucial “Scream 7” narrative details began circulating as far back as late 2025.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Crucial meeting of the atomic age, September 22, 1941.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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