critical
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The trucking routes are part of a broader redrawing of the regional logistics map, reorienting trade away from the vulnerable Persian Gulf and providing governments and companies with critical contingencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
One person is listed in critical condition and is being treated at a hospital.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Human survival drove these migrations, and access to prey animals was critical.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
This is targeting high-level, big impact threats rather than small fry: trying to minimise the very real possibility of a successful cyber-attack knocking out critical infrastructure and/or causing damage on a national scale, including economically.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Could any of their intelligence about the "main enemy" be trusted, at this critical time?
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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