essential

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Joseph “JP” Powers, the chief investment officer of RWA Wealth Partners, a Boston-based wealth manager with around $20 billion of assets under management, says opportunities outside the U.S. remain but that pickiness is now essential.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

These mutations prevent the body from producing enough of the protein otoferlin, which is essential for sending sound signals from the inner ear to the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Throughout this time Metro’s essential rail and bus service has continued to run uninterrupted, as have our vital transit safety and security systems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"Things like water and medicines are essential commodities and even a slight decline in supply can have major consequences," he adds.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

While states in the North abolished it, the South considered slave labor to be essential to its economic success.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow