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indispensable

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


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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

“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

The many industrial uses of petroleum make it indispensable to the economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Here Edith comes into focus as the indispensable medium through whom Rosenzweig’s life of dialogue remained possible at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Or at least make people think you’re indispensable.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman