critical
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But families need to understand one critical detail: These accounts transfer to the child at 18.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Investors expected discussions about critical minerals to feature prominently during Lula’s meeting last month with Trump at the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A heated courtroom exchange erupted Monday in the critical punitive phase of the civil wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman and her former lover, onetime Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Talks held among European commissioners on protecting critical industries from Chinese rivals will feed further discussions at the G7 heads of state meeting in France and an EU leaders' summit in Brussels this month.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Four operators steered the Manbo remotely, gathering critical information about the state of the reactor, until the robot finally found what it was looking for: the unit 3 reactor vessel.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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