vital
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“I started watching Jackie and Shadow in 2021 during the pandemic, and they played a vital role in my personal journey in reconnecting with the outdoors since then,” said El Segundo resident Phil McRae.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The conundrum highlights how the war has unleashed a more antagonistic Iran and left a region that is vital to the world’s energy security with no good option for countering it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks said upgrading the grid is "a vital part of how we deliver secure, homegrown energy and unlock economic growth across the country."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Oceans are a vital regulator of the climate, absorbing most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions and producing half of Earth's oxygen.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
If every part of the brain was vital, then he should be dead.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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