essential
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“The delay was necessary to protect the integrity of the investigation and allow investigators to complete essential investigative steps,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"That makes it essential that councils talk to their communities about the difficult decisions they are facing."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The single most useful exercise a pre-retiree can do in 2026 is to list essential expenses and confirm the plan can cover them regardless of what Social Security ultimately delivers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
To further explain how life molecules may have been naturally selected and stabilized, the author identifies 4 essential elements and conditions related to the OoL on Earth:
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
It was finally unmistakable: infinity and zero are inseparable and are essential to mathematics.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing essential
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 41-50
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