integral
Example Sentences
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Interactions between phages -- viruses that infect bacteria -- and their hosts play an integral role in microbial ecosystems.
From Science Daily
Language is an integral part of what makes this thriller so thrilling.
From Salon
It stated that Kurds were "an essential and integral part" of Syria, where they have endured decades of oppression under previous rulers.
From BBC
"Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people, and their cultural and linguistic identity is an inseparable part of the diverse and unified Syrian national identity," the decree said.
From Barron's
The character is "integral to the film and the wider story", she says.
From BBC
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