alpha and omega
Example Sentences
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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
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
And there are some people on this bench that think that that is the alpha and omega of every constitutional question.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2018
This was the alpha and omega of our existence, and went unquestioned.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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