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vital

[vahyt-l] / ˈvaɪt l /




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Their team focused on orexin neurons, which help control vital functions including sleep, appetite and energy expenditure.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

“Mayor Mamdani recognizes the vital role that the business community plays in our city,” a mayoral spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

For the nonprofit, which pioneered the concept years ago, understanding the community need is vital and programming varies widely across its 19 school district partners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

It was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz to ships carrying vital energy exports from the Gulf to feed the global economy.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

If every part of the brain was vital, then he should be dead.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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