critical
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The study highlights the importance of yeast as a model organism and points to RNP condensates as a critical survival mechanism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Indian rescue teams set up field hospitals, helped to restore essential infrastructure, and delivered more than 1,000 tonnes of critical supplies.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Data from Vanda Research and others have shown that retail buying has been subdued lately, robbing the market of what had become a critical source of demand for stocks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
So far, its focus has been on rolling back state control over the economy to pave the way for more foreign investment in the critical oil and mining sectors.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“I didn’t expect fundamental deterioration in the underlying mortgage pools to hit critical levels for a couple years,” he said—when the teaser rates would vanish and monthly payments would skyrocket.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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