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The city was the one-time home of Augustine, whose autobiographical "Confessions" is a seminal work within the Christian tradition.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
There were storyboards of the classic “1984” ad, color studies for Apple’s rainbow logo and drafts of the seminal memo laying out the company’s guiding principles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In his seminal work on the impact of automation on jobs, MIT economist David Autor noted the tendency of headlines to overstate the extent of job losses from new technology.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The seminal work by Glass lands at L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
That was the genesis of what would become one of the seminal documents of the atomic age, Albert Einstein’s message to Franklin Roosevelt, dated August 2, 1939.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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