essential
Example Sentences
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She declared that Wednesday would be a holiday for everyone except essential workers, “so our youth can go out to the streets, the plazas, the parks and ballfields to celebrate.”
Customers can quickly receive products typically found in a local supercenter, such as household essentials, health and beauty items and over-the-counter medications.
In response, researchers have been developing treatments aimed at restoring this essential immune function.
From Science Daily
There are also about 100 species of corals which, together with mangroves and seagrass beds, form essential breeding and nursery grounds for fish and crustaceans.
From Barron's
Customs clearance officers, and other essential airport employees regardless of the government’s funding status.
From Barron's
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