instrumental
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A sharp fall in China’s crude oil imports during the Iran war has been instrumental in holding down oil prices and keeping the global economy humming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Like Rangnick, Kleitsch had been an instrumental figure in the shift to zonal marking, and he was also credited with making Stuttgart into a conveyor belt of world-class youth talent.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The witness most instrumental to Fernandez’s conviction also admitted at trial to a history of lying in court.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
In 2001, Rollins received a Grammy Award for jazz instrumental album for “This Is What I Do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
For Wagner, nothing was allowed to distract from the unfolding musical story and he would happily intertwine chorus, solo, duets, instrumental interludes so that you could hardly tell when one ended and another began.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing instrumental
Flowers for Algernon
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Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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The Tale of Despereaux
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