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[vahyt-l] / ˈvaɪt l /




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These networks allow cells to share and distribute vital components, including energy molecules, metabolic products, DNA, and signaling compounds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

"For us, access to the European market is vital," said Pierre-Yves Bonvin, head of textile machinery manufacturer Steiger, which exports its entire production to the EU.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence," Lorde wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

China’s export growth accelerated in May, offering a vital lifeline to an economy otherwise bogged down by a persistent domestic slowdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For all my obsessing over the consequences of that night, I had misunderstood the vital truth: that its not affecting me, that was its effect.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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