essence
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Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Combined with its hidden, subterranean, and mysterious lifestyle on the forest floor, our team unanimously agreed that naming it Thismia daemona perfectly captured its enigmatic and devil-like essence," Dr. Chantanaorrapint said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
They each contacted Boyagoda midway through to say, in essence, “You nailed it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
This strategy, which also works well in chemistry and molecular biology, is so identified with science in the minds of many people that experimentation is often held to be the essence of the scientific method.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
"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
Inside Aftel's atelier and museum, one is immediately engulfed by the artist's "scent organ," comprised of hundreds of bottles in rows filled with essences.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022
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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