quintessential

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"The resulting chaos for patients, providers, pharmacies, and the drug-regulatory system is a quintessential irreparable harm that underscores the need for emergency relief from this Court."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Talk of ending the traditional dinner described by some wags as the quintessential glitzy Washington, D.C., event is growing.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

General Motors’ legendary CEO Alfred Sloan, who built the quintessential multidivision corporation, made the first top 10 in 2001 but has since faded from view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Writing for every justice but Jackson, Gorsuch declared that Chiles’ talk therapy is “the quintessential form of protected speech.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Once, while waiting for a traffic light to change on his way home from work, C.P. spotted a long-haired white man, a quintessential hippie in C.P.’s eyes, in the car next to him.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson