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
“China seeks to position itself as the indispensable external power—but also limit how much China actually does to shape the situation,” said Medeiros.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“In recent months, we have seen clear signs that the CPU is reasserting itself as the indispensable foundation of the AI era,” said Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan in April.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Jewish merchants on the island and elsewhere were indispensable to that trade and suffered as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
And to the Athenian political class, they became indispensable.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing indispensable
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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