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very important or necessary — often because it determines how something else will turn out
- There are many snakes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and cutting the heads off of each one is crucial to demolishing enemy forces and their resolve.p. 260.8
- On the crucial day, Adam came in at under seventy-five minutes.p. 115.3
- Body position upon exit is crucial.p. 207.9
- He felt fortunate to have witnessed his friend's rise from darkness to the top tier of the American military, where he performed a crucial job.p. 246.3
There are no more uses of "crucial" in Fearless.
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