essential
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Neso's job is to make sure supply meets the UK's essential energy demands every day of the week.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Here, Conlon offers a lesson in the kind of leadership generally lacking in modern society, by simultaneously staying out of the way yet being at the essential center of things.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"For Switzerland, competitive framework conditions are particularly crucial for the future. It is essential that regulation remains targeted and internationally coordinated so that both stability and competitiveness are strengthened," it said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I was an essential member of the team, and everyone knew it.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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