critical
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Most of the 126 authorities and organisations the government consulted before presenting the bill were critical or opposed the measure, including the police and the prison service.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“The direction of travel is now more uncertain, and the next few days will be critical in determining whether diplomacy can reassert itself or whether the conflict moves into a more sustained escalation cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A sixth occupant of the vehicle, Aurelio Calixtro Matias, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
When cancer cells were exposed to UNI418, levels of critical DNA repair proteins, including RAD51 and CHK1, dropped significantly.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
So the critical questions are: “What disturbs us? What is dissonant? What seems anomalous? What is contrary to expectation?”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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