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vital

[vahyt-l] / ˈvaɪt l /




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The sudden rise in the price of just one vital item was enough to tip them into widespread despair and anger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Knock-on effects, like supply chain snarls that are delaying delivery of vital base products, are weighing on industry, while consumers are facing higher costs, especially at the petrol pump.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Like all carers, she visits people at home to help with vital tasks like washing and dressing themselves, and drives her own car from one client to the next.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Long said the union is working with the city and county to “save these vital positions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

At Duluth Airport in northern Minnesota, a few minutes after midnight, an Air Force guard spotted some sort of dark figure climbing a fence around a building that housed vital radar equipment.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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