all-important

Example Sentences

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Notably absent from the report was any talk of Iranian concessions, especially on the all-important nuclear issue.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Here is a look at how the competition is put together and how the all-important voting system works:

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The idea is that the all-important shipping route for global energy supplies will remain effectively shut until the economic costs of its closure—including higher oil prices and accelerating inflation—start piling up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"Ten years ago, matchday was all-important. Today broadcast is all-important," he said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

These are “executive function” tasks, meaning they engage the prefrontal cortex, that all-important part of the brain involved in focus.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel