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[krit-i-kuhl] / ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /




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Brodie Sutherland, CEO of Nevada-based tungsten mining company Patriot Critical Minerals, said his firm hired a lobbyist.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Critical munitions, including some that would be needed in a fight over Taiwan, are in shorter supply than before the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Critical decisions about how to save species were being made all over the world with no regard for evidence at all.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Critical Metals expects to begin a pilot plant program in May, beginning with a 150-metric-ton bulk sample.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Critical issues in music education: Contemporary theory and practice.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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