grail
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Jonathan Hurst, chief scientist at Agility, told MarketWatch that it could take one or two decades to make humanoids safe enough for use in households, which experts call the industry’s holy grail.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mike Tyson's mark as the youngest heavyweight champion in history - 20 years, four months and 22 days - remains boxing's ultimate holy grail.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Its popularity surged earlier this month, as users began posting about what they saw as a highly capable AI assistant that worked fairly seamlessly, a goal technologists have long considered a holy grail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Experts say the holy grail -- machines capable of independently reacting to the unpredictability of any real-life situation -- is a long way off for any company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He had intended, probably, to take what he could and go--but now he found that he had committed himself to the following of a grail.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
On the subject of holy grails, there’s the first recording by Lenny Kaye, “Crazy Like A Fox,” released under the nom de guerre Link Cromwell.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
One of the holy grails of trucking is to find a way to reduce the one-third of trips that big rigs are believed to spend hauling empty trailers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“This has been one of the holy grails of remedying the Korean discount, and there’s at least a 50-50 chance of it passing this year,” he says.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Bargain Hunt star Richard Madley, from Cardiff, dubbed the text "one of the holy grails".
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
This life-chase after bubbles, this fighting for trifles, this pursuit of false grails, reminds us of the story of that Grecian boy lured to his death by the enchantress.
From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Newell Dwight Hillis
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