critical
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“They are no longer good at reflection and critical thinking. A majority of 15-year-olds, when evidence and common sense collide, they go for common sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"So it's a really critical phase for the company and there's going to be real concern at the firm about what's happening."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The 200-million-euro "EU-Greenland Partnership Package" package will finance projects to improve connectivity across the immense territory, include investments in clean energy and explore access to critical raw materials.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Five other people were injured, including three who remained in critical condition, Miami-Dade officials said.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Ursus didn’t bother to reply, but took Kepler’s praise out of context and published it as a kind of endorsement of some of his own work—which, as it happens, was critical of Tycho.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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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