all-important
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-important
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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That all-important cold chain exacts a cost from growers and distributors as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The significance: This new schedule will align MLS with the European soccer season—along with the all-important summer transfer window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
So before the all-important third group-stage games begin, BBC Sport ranks the best matches, moments, players and goals of the tournament so far.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Worried about the impact on the all-important tourist industry, the government ordered the scene of the attack to be cleaned up as quickly as possible.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It may well be that some of the findings about diminished reproduction are also linked with interference with biological oxidation, and consequent depletion of the all-important storage batteries of ATP.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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