critical
Example Sentences
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He has largely halted the regular press briefings that Moore once used to answer questions about critical incidents and occasionally opine on national issues.
From Los Angeles Times
You do face critical questions: What happens if your husband can’t work?
From MarketWatch
“It is a critical part of our industry,” he said.
As competition intensifies to create the first reliable, large-scale commercial quantum computer, a critical issue has become harder to ignore.
From Science Daily
The Toulouse, France-based company had warned that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
From MarketWatch
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