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indispensable

[in-di-spen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl /


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For the first time in his career, Stokes the cricketer is not indispensable.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The final subscription weekend concerts featured two large-scale works for the orchestra and an indispensable Los Angeles Master Chorale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

And yet, five years on, China has repositioned itself as an indispensable centre of global diplomacy and trade.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Until America can reproduce fabs as well as the packaging, bonding, testing, integration and supplier ecosystems around them, Taiwan’s autonomy will remain indispensable to U.S. interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Shorthand terms are unobjectionable, indeed indispensable, when a term has become entrenched in the community one is writing for.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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