essence
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“It’s the essence of good here,” the 62-year-old retired teacher’s assistant told me after the session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Timely intervention and salvaging the oil tanker is of essence to prevent worse," Zwijnenburg said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The move, in essence, accomplishes the goal originally set out by the administration’s $100,000 levy on H-1B visas for foreign professionals, which caused a panic in Silicon Valley last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Magic is a five-letter word that does so much heavy lifting when it comes to describing the essence of what makes something special.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
It had a cheap fragrance, which I tried to fool myself would cover the essence of crab.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
"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
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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