indispensable
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Japan is spending billions of dollars to diversify its supplies of energy and critical minerals and support industries that are indispensable to the modern economy, including key parts of the semiconductor supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Geneva Conventions governing the laws of war, agreed following World War II, prohibit destruction of "objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population."
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The cupboard is bare, underscoring just how indispensable Kane is.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Jane Harman, the decision allowed Davis to remain competitive and eventually pay for the statewide ad blitz that is indispensable in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Lieutenant Colonel Korn was a loyal, indispensable ally who got on Colonel Cathcart’s nerves.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing indispensable
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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