indispensable
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Coal has long been black gold for China's economy, and remains indispensable to keeping the lights on for its population of 1.4 billion people.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
"This skilled labour force know they are indispensable, they are contributing to these larger margins," he added.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
And yet, five years on, China has repositioned itself as an indispensable centre of global diplomacy and trade.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“This is the indispensable foundation for a successful strategic realignment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Perhaps he’s reached that state of intoxication which power is said to inspire, the state in which you believe you are indispensable and can therefore do anything, absolutely anything you feel like, anything at all.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing indispensable
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Starting Your New Life: Inspiring Words from Commencement Speeches
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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