critical thinking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of critical thinking
First recorded in 1810–15
Example Sentences
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A helicopter carrying National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent crashed on Friday in southern Texas near the border with Mexico, killing three of its occupants and critically injuring the fourth, officials said.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
The remarkable “bomb cyclone” rocked the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast, killing at least one person and critically injuring several others as it felled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023
A bus carrying cruise ship passengers has collided with a car and plunged down a steep bank in New Zealand’s south island, critically injuring two people.
From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2017
Last July, an 85-foot pine tree fell onto dozens of young day campers outside a museum in Pasadena’s Brookside Park, critically injuring two children.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2016
It struck 52-year-old Sharon Budd, a Uniontown, Ohio, teacher, in the face, critically injuring her.
From Washington Times • Feb. 2, 2015
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