alpha and omega
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The decision says almost nothing about the procedure that most laypersons think is the alpha and omega of IVF — the implantation of manually fertilized embryos into the uterus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Second, insisting that Dr. Seuss books are the alpha and omega of children’s literature shows a tiresome lack of imagination.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2021
They are rich with lasting insight and reasonably can be read as the alpha and omega of Trump coverage.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2020
That was business: the first and the last, the alpha and omega.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2020
The screen responded as quickly as thought itself, and out of the welter of lines and flashes a series of pictures formed with perfect clarity: compasses, alpha and omega again, lightning, angel.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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