critical
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The driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
These worries are especially pronounced in hospitals, where critical medical supplies like syringes, gloves and dialysis equipment are made with the substance.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It also builds upon the Luzon Economic Corridor efforts, an initiative by the Philippines, U.S. and Japan to invest in transportation, clean energy, semiconductor supply chains and other critical industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
As scientists work to improve predictions, accounting for interactions like this could be critical for understanding how quickly and how severely climate change will progress.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
I really meant that, and she saw it, and again—I could feel—sensed what I couldn’t tell her—if not the detail of it, then that there was something… something grave and critical afoot in my world.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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