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epitome

[ih-pit-uh-mee] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi /




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“The U.S. is the epitome of the trend, but it’s not unique to the U.S.,” said Thibault Camelli, a former French diplomat now at New York University and an authority on U.N. budgeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Surely the currency on which our economy runs is the epitome of a public good?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Davidson also revealed that the home is the epitome of privacy, as it is an acre from the road.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

"They're the epitome of what a family should be," Benic said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I did it becauseyoa are the epitome of ordinariness, Ed.”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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