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indispensable

[in-di-spen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl /


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Despite the growing value of citizen science, the researchers emphasize that expert taxonomists remain indispensable.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Gigawatt‑scale plants are also indispensable for baseload power growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

For teachers in government schools across the country, it all comes down to a simple reality - for many underprivileged children, these meals are indispensable.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

But he’s bootstrapped himself into intelligence and with savvy networking and know-how, he becomes indispensable to the British, volunteering as a major to survey land and negotiate treaties with the Native tribes and French army.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

They are, by and large, indispensable to each other, living in interdependent communities in the soil or sea.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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