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essential

[uh-sen-shuhl] / əˈsɛn ʃəl /




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Doesn’t matter the division, a strong pass rush is always essential.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Those areas, Best Buy has said, are essential to the company’s growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

An essential matcha kit from Rocky’s Matcha for those who have ditched coffee but not the ritual of a morning drink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

These materials are essential ingredients for forming stars, planets, and ultimately everything we see around us.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

If the men’s ideas didn’t work, the planes wouldn’t fly, so the women’s work was absolutely essential.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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