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This specific technological moment is played crucially but lightly, gracefully, with a child’s-eye fanaticism for incidentals that anchor moments in memory.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
But, crucially, these artists aren’t necessarily moving to the left.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Timestamped, public, and—crucially—independent of established institutions.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite those proclamations, though, Iran has been able to launch attacks on its neighbors and, most crucially, effectively close off the strait.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
But, crucially, these artists aren’t necessarily moving to the left.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Timestamped, public, and—crucially—independent of established institutions.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Despite those proclamations, though, Iran has been able to launch attacks on its neighbors and, most crucially, effectively close off the strait.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Crucially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucially. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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