critical
Example Sentences
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The Education Authority said it was providing "critical incident management support to the school".
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Diamond grit is a critical carbon-based material used in industrial and energy applications with global production—especially synthetic diamond—dominated by China.
Carney re-emphasized the need to enforce Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, where warming temperatures caused by climate change are thawing the ice, opening a new era of competition for critical minerals.
From Barron's
Carney also re-emphasized the need to enforce Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, where warming temperatures caused by climate change are thawing the ice, opening a new era of competition for critical minerals.
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“Timing is at the heart of all of our critical infrastructure,” Kinsella explained.
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