grail
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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
“The holy grail of prediction markets, they shed light on some of the most consequential, decentralized and human processes in the world, where good data is crucial and hard to find.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
AGI is short for artificial general intelligence, the holy grail in the AI world.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Then I closed my grail diary and studied the Pac-Man machine in front of me, like a gunfighter sizing up an opponent.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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
It’s a totem that represents Valencia’s dedication to the rare, the special, the hard-to-get — and it’s found a home among the many other grails of the vintage collector.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
They have been out after the things they wanted—golden fleeces, holy grails, lady loves, treasure, crowns and fame.
From The Four Million by O. Henry
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Solo
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Novel Study: The Great Gatsby, Chapters 7–9
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Ready Player One
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