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indispensable

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


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If Washington remains the indispensable man of the Revolution, then Maj.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Yet the vast central African nation is also one of the world's biggest sources of critical metals indispensable to global industry.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Our indispensable assistant Yueling, who remembers a World Cup betting pool at our old Shanghai bureau 20 years ago, is backing France—a Zidane loyalist to the end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

For the first time in his career, Stokes the cricketer is not indispensable.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Shorthand terms are unobjectionable, indeed indispensable, when a term has become entrenched in the community one is writing for.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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