critical
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"Helen remains in hospital in a critical condition. I spoke with her husband Phil last night, and she underwent surgery last night," Albanese told Australian breakfast show Sunrise.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Modern marketers face relentless pressure to navigate critical press, manage social media backlash and deliver hard truths to nervous stakeholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Some of them were in a critical condition, he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Those distinctions impact the response to critical discussion — from the in-fighting on BookTok to the arguments on Threads.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I noticed we were missing some of our critical supply.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing critical
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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