essence
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In essence, Villa are bringing in valuable experience but how much Goretzka has left to give on the field remains to be seen.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Druckenmiller’s opposition to Treasury policy in essence boils down to Margaret Thatcher’s famous dictum: “You cannot buck the market.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"In essence, we have built a light-driven nanorobot that can track down and collect bacteria," says Jin Qin, lead experimental scientist of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The results will reveal the common sense of the people, which has been the essence of populism since it was given its name in the 1890s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Bits and pieces of his essence remain, but nothing you could put together again. I suppose some injuries even Tartarus cannot heal.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
"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
In addition, there’s something of a disconnect between the younger and older Tom’s personalities; their essences don’t fully align.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Her mother gathered the flowers of particular climbing vines and sapped them of their essences and combined them with honey that she pulled from the wild hives in the tallest trees.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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