essential
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He said the administration has done little to promote raw dairy as part of a revamped food policy that emphasizes meat and whole-fat milk as essential for a healthy diet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
All of these processes are essential for movement, immune responses and tissue repair.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Alongside government action, Albanese urged Australians to limit unnecessary usage of fuel, including switching to public transport where possible to preserve supplies for essential industries.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
It was finally unmistakable: infinity and zero are inseparable and are essential to mathematics.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
