eureka

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But she said a "eureka moment" came soon after getting her own bank account, when she went out and bought herself a coffee.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I think my first eureka moment was when I was traveling in sub-Saharan Africa on the Ivory Coast doing a site visit.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"But as often happens, we came across the answer while deep in obscure literature before our eureka moment."

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

We learn, for example, that there’s far more to the penicillin story than the casual history of Alexander Fleming’s eureka moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Penelope felt as if a eureka were brewing someplace inside her, if only she could put all the pieces together.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood