critical
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Additionally, a shortage of raw materials critical to semiconductor production, particularly helium, might affect factories, which could result in losses exceeding $10 billion per month, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“How the company manages that is going to be critical because there’s never been this amount of unlock at one time.”
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"It's a fantastic recognition of the importance of the UK ceramics industry, how it is both a critical enabler of other industries but also essential to everyday life," he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Successfully scaling Starship and making its parts mostly reusable is critical to Musk’s ambitions.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
On the eve of Britain’s entry into war, every man knew he was leaving his country at a critical time, and would be out of all contact for at least a year and a half.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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