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“Consent is fundamental, essential, necessary, and indeed in may ways more important than sex itself,” he told jurors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Some are essential for normal biological functions, while others can contribute to health problems when they accumulate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

But conservationists caution that many questions remain unanswered, and say protecting the woodlands and hedgerows where dormice live remains essential to their long-term survival.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Last year, China restricted exports of rare-earth magnets, an essential component in electric motors, forcing several Indian automakers to cut or suspend production.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The extra measures were essential to keeping workers and the people of Japan safe, but they made the work of cleaning up the mess much more difficult.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

From coast to coast, voters across the US have been grappling with the soaring cost of essentials.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Economist Milward Tobias warned that the lack of supply threatened food security by disrupting the delivery of fertiliser and other essentials to farmers in the largely agricultural economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Blankley, 24, didn’t set out to work 60-hour weeks, but the pay from his full-time job was only covering the essentials in New York City: an apartment he shares with a roommate, food and transportation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some Airbnb hosts are threatening to quit the platform, raise their housekeeping fees or pare their rental properties down to the bare essentials rather than accept new restrictions on checkout chores.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The essentials were now being dragged laboriously over the ice by Endurance's crew.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong