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indispensable

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


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Aaron, the court described the federal judiciary’s “supreme” position “in the exposition of the law of the Constitution” as a “permanent and indispensable feature” of American governance.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Germanium is indispensable to fiber optics, infrared optics, night vision, satellite solar cells, advanced semiconductors, aerospace systems, missile guidance, surveillance equipment and AI data-center connectivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Despite the growing value of citizen science, the researchers emphasize that expert taxonomists remain indispensable.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

For teachers in government schools across the country, it all comes down to a simple reality - for many underprivileged children, these meals are indispensable.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Those cases, initially so puzzling to us moderns accustomed to viewing writing as indispensable to a complex society, included one of the world’s largest empires as of A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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