vital

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Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of trekkers, an official said Tuesday, a long-running racket threatening the country's vital tourism industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

For many businesses their website is a vital shopfront, so losing 140 million visits in a single year would be a big problem.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Particularly since it became part of the larger ArcLight Hollywood multiplex in 2002, the Dome had been a vital part of the community of moviegoers in Los Angeles, home to many notable premieres and events.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Germany has kept Ramstein Air Base available under standing agreements—a vital U.S. hub for logistics, force projection, and drone-linked operations beyond Europe—even as Berlin insists this isn’t NATO’s war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It sounds suddenly great and vital but looks impossible.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti