key

Example Sentences

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According to the team, this early reservoir of water may have played a key role in Earth's transformation from a hostile, fiery world into one capable of supporting life.

From Science Daily

I always think that that’s the key in terms of how they all turned out as grounded as they are.

From Los Angeles Times

Latterly, Robertson was a key member of his former Forest colleague O'Neill's backroom team, joining him when he was manager at Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa.

From BBC

On the key question of Ukraine's industrial eastern Donetsk region, Zelensky said a "free economic zone" was a potential option.

From BBC

Whistleblowers said Jho Low, a well-connected Malaysian financier with no official role, helped set up the fund and made key financial decisions.

From Barron's