critical
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Mounting worries about AI, combined with a series of shelved IPOs, makes the Anthropic IPO all the more critical.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In the meantime, the trade-policy question mark has ensured that the U.S. has abundant supplies of a critical metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The ARM’s lower up-front rate saved him about $500 a month — money that was critical at the time, as his then-wife was a stay-at-home mom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Niss said the measure was necessary to protect national leaders, critical infrastructure and major public events.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kuhn’s approach took the scientific enterprise as given, and so inevitably it missed the process of its formation, which was critical to the belated triumph of Copernicanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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