essential
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It said it recognised the concerns of traders and understood the importance of the A76 but the work to the Tolbooth was essential to address "significant stonework defects".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
This was an era of moviegoing when premieres were essential to a movie’s box office success, drawing substantial marketing opportunities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
For example, the Colored People’s Convention that met in 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina, argued that equal voting rights were “inherent and essential to every republican form of government.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
But LeBlanc added Canada understands the United States and Mexico "may wish to propose areas where improvements may be warranted," adding that for Ottawa addressing Trump's sector-specific tariffs "will be essential."
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Held with two hands, they shook and wobbled so anything you were looking at kept slipping out of the field of view: some sort of tripod or mount was essential.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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