crucially

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She finished three not out while Dean, who was crucially dropped with seven run required, ended unbeaten on 31 as England won in the penultimate over.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

What comes out is dense, fudgy and — crucially — not bean-y.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The costs of those benefits as a percentage of taxable payrolls depend crucially on the ratio of retirees to workers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Most crucially, Kim Il Sung built up an extraordinary cult of personality around himself that was durable enough to hand down to his son and then his grandson, the current leader Kim Jong Un.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The network included parts of the brain like the anterior cingulate cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and, crucially, the prefrontal cortex.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel