vital
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Officials’ efforts to use sprinklers to cool the tank as it was heating up were seen as vital to help prevent an explosion, experts and authorities have said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
This year alone, the automaker says it is spending $300 million on efforts aimed at filling vital jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In sum, it all sounds less like a good-faith effort to invigorate a vital newsmagazine for modern times—and more like an effort to have it fall apart, piece by piece.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
A similar pattern has emerged in high-tech jobs involved with the internet, including data centers vital to artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“If the dragon girl pays a small price, the magician girl can get knowledge vital to her quest.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Vocabulary lists containing vital
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