essential to

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Although computer graphics have been essential to Hollywood since the 1990s, they traditionally required hundreds of artists and months of post-production work to place actors or crowds in digital worlds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In fact, many are essential to keeping the human body healthy.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

He said the use of glyphosate to dry crops was a "relatively modern practice", adding: "To say that it's essential to the growing of wheat, I'm afraid, is... not true."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In fact, no circuit has taken less time to become essential to the sport’s calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

That’s not surprising, since Neanderthals apparently lacked needles, sewn clothing, warm houses, and other technology essential to survival in the coldest climates.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond