critical
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But he also wrote in the Times: "Our relationship with the US will remain critical as our most important defence and security ally."
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Senior officials saw Gannon as uniquely suited for the role: a natural empath with an unusual ability to connect with people, and who had experience running hard-edged operations against America’s most critical targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Without memory-chip fabrication capabilities, China’s domestic semiconductor industry faced a critical supply-chain chokepoint.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Their numbers then reached a critical genetic bottleneck nearly 60,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I noticed we were missing some of our critical supply.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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