essential
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Essential to such a deep-value strategy is an investment’s financial viability.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Mr. Troy is a senior fellow in Zionist thought at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem and author of “The Essential Guide to the U.S-Israel Partnership, the 250th Anniversary Edition,” forthcoming in June.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Almario and Durazo both support the Essential Services Restoration Act, a half-cent sales tax on June’s ballot to help compensate for federal healthcare cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Essential to a wilderness is its capacity to bewilder, and though certain of Church’s colleagues in the Hudson River group, notably Worthington Whittredge, brilliantly captured this dense, enfolding quality, Church seldom did.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He even waits around in their kitchen while she changes her clothes before they head over to Essential Baking Company.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 41-50
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