essential

Example Sentences

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An estimated 30% of this essential farming input goes through the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Qatar accounts for about 35% of the world’s helium, an essential coolant in MRI machines and semiconductor manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Joseph “JP” Powers, the chief investment officer of RWA Wealth Partners, a Boston-based wealth manager with around $20 billion of assets under management, says opportunities outside the U.S. remain but that pickiness is now essential.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Because he did not have the opportunity to learn essential survival skills from his mother, Crimson is not suitable for re-release in the wild and will spend the rest of his life in the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I put some stuff about nuisance animals on the website, mostly links to animal welfare organizations’ pages about how these predators are an essential part of the ecosystem and better ways to manage wildlife-human encounters.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz