integral
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Moore's account was integral to the investigation – one of the most intricate in Humberside Police's history.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Leaders said the company has shifted its focus toward IP-based digital games — a more profitable landscape than toys, which were once integral to Mattel’s success.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Probability was integral to David Marr’s understanding of brain function.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The humiliation is integral to the authoritarian’s personalist-style of rule, Ben-Ghiat argued.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Segregation was such an integral part of the Southern way of life that it was, in a sense, invisible to whites, as unremarkable as the air they breathed.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.