critical
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“The direction of travel is now more uncertain, and the next few days will be critical in determining whether diplomacy can reassert itself or whether the conflict moves into a more sustained escalation cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“For the first time in years, there is a critical mass of citizens who are done pretending that what they see before their eyes isn’t really there,” Daum wrote on her Substack.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Enterprise adoption of AI services is a critical leading indicator of continued demand for AI services.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Many of the investing professionals on Wall Street have been critical of Tesla because it trades at a much higher valuation than all other major automakers, and its business fundamentals don’t justify that sky-high valuation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
I felt that Farmer was suspending his usual critical judgment, looking only for things to praise.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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