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"To secure the future of the automotive industry in Saxony and in Germany, it is essential not to ignore this reality," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Boots, sun cream, toothbrush: players on World Cup duty have plenty of essential items to remember.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The essential thing to understand about Mr. Putin, she begins, is that he isn’t a Marxist or a communist or even a defender of Leninism or Stalinism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
It is essential to stress that this last belief found no support in the fifteenth century.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing essential
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