essence
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In essence, Wing said, it’s better to know now rather than later.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
He said it was challenging "trying to get the essence of somebody else", adding that "it's as if you sort of drift... it was a constant battle to kind of stay in the saddle".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
“A shimmering pattern”—the essence of Martinů, and it has never been so apparent as on this set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Which means, in essence, we will never be able to be so stupid again.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Children’s mitochondria are thus in essence identical to their mother’s.*
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"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 Isley Brothers didn’t pioneer styles so much as crystallize their essences, on singles that turned into enduring classics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The exhibition also includes tools for cutting and pressing the plants and extracting their essential essences.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
For Plato, the sublunary world was a distorted projection of the world of essences.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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