critically
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And they use tools -- research last year showed a critically endangered population of orcas in the Salish Sea breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
A Southern California water agency is among those partnering with the federal government to prevent a large reservoir from reaching a critically low water level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In her timely and thoughtful book “Hinterlands,” Hannah Lucinda Smith uses the term, somewhat poetically, to mean contested places on the margins of modern states—and critically, former empires—where international attention has traditionally been sparse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
In New York, the beige book survey reported, the supply of affordable housing is critically below demand, with multiyear waiting lists and stalled projects.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
He thought what was happening was critically important.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
