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indispensable

[in-di-spen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl /


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ASML, the Dutch firm that makes ultraviolet lithography machines indispensable to advanced chipmaking, is sending its chief executive Christophe Fouquet to Paris.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

This is why the human work was indispensable to making sense of OpenAI’s discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

The final subscription weekend concerts featured two large-scale works for the orchestra and an indispensable Los Angeles Master Chorale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As secretary of state, one of us saw firsthand how indispensable the U.S. was in arresting the epidemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

We owe to him indispensable phrases which encapsulate powerful arguments, such as ‘unintended consequence’ and ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’; one of his phrases, ‘role model’, has moved out of the university into daily speech.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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