indispensable
Example Sentences
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"I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity," he said, describing Germany as Europe's "indispensable nation".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Jane Harman, the decision allowed Davis to remain competitive and eventually pay for the statewide ad blitz that is indispensable in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“While GPUs handle the heavy mathematical lifting for AI, modern high-core-count CPUs are becoming indispensable for orchestration, data-management, and real-time inference tasks that GPUs cannot perform efficiently,” Lee wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
But the reality was the opposite: Her whole persona was about being indispensable to others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
This was a frightful blow, especially as Lawrence’s name was starting to be heard in connection with the Nobel Prize, for which Bohr’s endorsement was indispensable.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.