essence
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“He was the same, the essence of the same Joe Biden, but yeah, he was slowing down. He was getting older,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
In essence, it extends the current cease-fire while the two sides reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
"We started with Michael Boyd at the Tron pantomime and we wanted to get the essence of that postmodern, Scottish music hall culture and put it on a big stage," he says.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
“For me, human rights in essence is about human agency,” Roth said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Robbie had captured his essence perfectly: that big nose and the way his salt-and-pepper mustache had turned upward at either end to make room for his old-man smile.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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