essential
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"I keep a backpack with essential items," says Natalia, 37.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created for our LLM business with respect to its ‘content supply chain.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The researchers focused on the hypothalamus, a small brain region that helps coordinate metabolism and other essential functions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He wrote essays and conducted oral interviews with UFW greats such as Hartmire and Gilbert Padilla who were essential to the union’s success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The secretary of state, in charge of foreign affairs, was considered the most influential cabinet member, more essential than the vice president.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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He is pushing a trolley laden with camping equipment and other essentials.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But she added that the issue is still key for voters because the facilities are so visible, even if doesn’t rank as high as the cost of gasoline or other essentials.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Chambers said he worked with volunteers to distribute sleeping bags, water purification tools, food and essentials to communities cut off by collapsed bridges, travelling to the area by helicopter.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
To Bangley, the four essentials of life are “power, food, water and weapons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The money I earned in Kilvin’s shop was spent on essentials: ink, soap, lute strings ... the only other thing I could afford was pride.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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