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And, even more crucially, to care.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
The Rock Hall has put in artists who were not necessarily commercial juggernauts, but who were crucially important to the evolution of rock and roll.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
Among them were her dissatisfaction with celebrity culture, her sense that her dignity was being undermined by the media — and, crucially, a gesture toward Cydney Bernard, whom Foster thanked by name and identified as her ex-partner and co-parent.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The Ravens took all the players and coaches, but crucially, not the Browns’ old record book.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
The Rock Hall has put in artists who were not necessarily commercial juggernauts, but who were crucially important to the evolution of rock and roll.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
Among them were her dissatisfaction with celebrity culture, her sense that her dignity was being undermined by the media — and, crucially, a gesture toward Cydney Bernard, whom Foster thanked by name and identified as her ex-partner and co-parent.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The Ravens took all the players and coaches, but crucially, not the Browns’ old record book.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Crucially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucially. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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