crucial

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There is also no clarity on another crucial issue: security guarantees.

From BBC

This year, Chinese state media described the protection of wild birds as crucial for safeguarding ecosystems vital to human survival.

From BBC

These fish appear to serve as a crucial link between the surface and the depths.

From Science Daily

The dispute is crucial to trans-Atlantic ties because Europe’s economic strength underpins its ability to arm itself against intensifying external threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the deep ocean, scientists are now facing a similar kind of unease, driven by the unexplained absence of a crucial species.

From Science Daily