essence
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In essence, the ratio has formed a local minimum on its chart and is now trending upward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
This was the essence of the rationale laid out by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong when the company said in May that it would lay off 14% of its workforce and eliminate “pure managers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
During his decades-long career, Max created brightly colored graphic images and was credited with capturing the essence of the 1960s "summer of love" and psychedelia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Being an independent artist puts me in the best position to make bad financial decisions, and that’s exactly what I do. That is what Black Book’s about. I, in essence, am an accountant’s nightmare.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
And while Clare was tempted to let her continue, just to see what absurd finish she had planned for this charade, time was of the essence.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"One of the essences of this game is being able to figure out different ways of using each of these echoes," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Further, although chemically derived vanilla essences are available cheaply, they do not match the flavor of natural vanilla extract, and the demand for the latter continues to remain high.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024
The exhibition also includes tools for cutting and pressing the plants and extracting their essential essences.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
The figures in this show are differentiated more by their distinctive musical essences than by their dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
She bade me join her at her cupboard, where her busy fingers darted through small drawers, poured powders into folded papers, and filled several small jars with essences and extracts.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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