crucial

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Al-Hashimi became a polyglot — speaking English, Farsi and Armenian — in part to curb the effects of a seizure disorder on her temporal lobe, which is crucial for language comprehension.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But the study and the commission report both ignore a crucial factor: Heat mortality risk rises sharply with age, and Europe has aged dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Her versatility - she was threatening with the new ball and canny at the death - will be crucial at the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But they counter that these investments are crucial for their futures, and that they are already showing a return on investment.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

By attacking along the Somme, the Germans expected to draw British reserves down from the north, where a second German attack would drive toward the English Channel seaports so crucial to British supply lines.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman