essential
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The world’s demand for artificial-intelligence chips is straining the industry’s ability to produce essential materials, creating new pressure points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Additional restrictions, including mandatory all-covering burqas "further undermine access to essential medical services and hinder the ability of female healthcare workers to provide care," MSF's statement read.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
MyTribe warned "surging" prices in the private sector and lack of NHS access was leaving patients "struggling to afford essential care".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Though the film is framed as a conspiracy thriller, Spielberg’s essential goodheartedness continually peeks out, as if he can only play at being hard-bitten for so long.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Unfortunately, he was essential if I was going to increase my chicken family from four to many.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing essential
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 41-50
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