essential
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But your body can't make all the amino acids it needs on its own, so you need to get more - known as essential amino acids - through your diet.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Supporters say Prop 45 will speed up environmental review for essential housing, transportation, water, health, education and other projects, cutting costly delays and passing the savings on to consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Linde is securing multiyear gas supply contracts that are essential to advanced semiconductor fabrication.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Programs like the scholarship tax credit are essential for giving students the ability to compete and win on the global stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He visualized the concentration of capital in the hands of a select few as the essential precondition for commercial investment and economic growth.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
“The state has to act to make essentials affordable,” she said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The analysts based their findings on 12 questions, such as where someone should shop for the lowest grocery prices this week, where to get household essentials and where to could get the cheapest car battery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“It starts by retaking control of the essentials that make a place work or not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Residents on Sunday stocked up on essentials such as drinking water and food as the storm approached.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The essentials were now being dragged laboriously over the ice by Endurance's crew.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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