critical

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“It’s an exciting job threading the needle multiple times,” said Robert Navarro, project manager at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., which is in charge of the critical third segment of the relay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Commander Reid Wiseman said the crew had a lot of scientific work to do and it was "probably the most critical lunar observations for our geology team".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The rollout of Muse Spark is a critical moment for the company, which has spent billions of dollars hiring AI talent in a bid to catch up to OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory, relies on the formation of new neurons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

They’d often wondered, for instance, why the rating agencies weren’t more critical of bonds underpinned by floating-rate subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis