as in essential
impossible to do without
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Recent Examples of all-important
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani declared a two-day public holiday after Iraqis had risen early in the morning to see Aymen Hussein score the all-important winner in their 21st match of a marathon qualifying campaign.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Playing the defenders for the third straight week, after having defeated DC on the previous two occasions, the Storm lost in the all-important playoff game 28-22, ending Orlando’s season in Daytona Stadium.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Both the console and controller will be available in November, but Microsoft hasn’t announced an exact release date or all-important pricing just yet.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2026
Homes are sitting on the market longer, causing some buyers to simply give up as the all-important spring season draws to a close.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Playing the defenders for the third straight week, after having defeated DC on the previous two occasions, the Storm lost in the all-important playoff game 28-22, ending Orlando’s season in Daytona Stadium.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Both the console and controller will be available in November, but Microsoft hasn’t announced an exact release date or all-important pricing just yet.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2026
Homes are sitting on the market longer, causing some buyers to simply give up as the all-important spring season draws to a close.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-important
Adjective
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
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Therefore, building mental endurance is essential to staving off decision fatigue and reducing the judgment errors that tend to surface when a leader's cognitive reserves run low.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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She's seen these parents put off their own health, including necessary surgeries.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Simple, age-appropriate conversations about device use could help children understand the difference between necessary engagement and recreation.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Wilton Rancheria today Wilton Rancheria has become an integral part of the Sacramento region’s economy.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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All along the border, people move back and forth to shop, visit family members, or attend school, but for Tohono O’odham in the United States and Mexico, the ability to cross the border is integral to holding their community together.—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Letters from lawmakers have gone unanswered and required reports unfiled.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
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All required licenses, waivers and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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But only in one of those years did the measure get the needed two-thirds supermajority, so the matter languished.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But only in one of those years did the measure get the needed two-thirds supermajority, so the matter languished.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Her voice is slurred, needful, abject.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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That image of God never has a problem, never has a disease, never lacks anything needful or truly desirable, and has never sinned.—
Douglas Sytsma,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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According to the report, animals are staying in the facility longer, animal deaths have increased and vital transfers to outside rescue organizations have plummeted sharply from over 4,700 down to just 1,159.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Everyday businesses most at risk To counter the threat, businesses and leaders should invest in cyber defenses, upgrade old systems or patch faulty software, and limit who has access to critical systems, the Five Eyes leaders said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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Commercial vessels and oil tankers preparing to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical strategic waterways for global trade flows, maintain their wait in the Gulf of Oman, on June 17, 2026.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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