essence
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That’s the essence of Tomlinson’s realizations in her book — she’s growing into herself but that girl who started performing stand-up shows on the church circuit at 16 is still in there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In essence, his messaging throughout this past week suggested AI labs hold the responsibility to ensure the products they release are safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In essence, the ratio has formed a local minimum on its chart and is now trending upward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
During his decades-long career, Max created brightly colored graphic images and was credited with capturing the essence of the 1960s "summer of love" and psychedelia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I saw her die. I need her essence brought back. I know there are those that have escaped before.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
“We as humans are very much interested in each others essences, thoughts and feelings,” he said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
This is a fundamental error: Ideologies are not platonic essences, existing unchanged beyond time and space.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
"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
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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