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quintessential

adjective as in model

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Indeed, the quintessential meme stock has little in the way of profits to catch the eye of serious investors.

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The result: an unabashed celebration of women, theater and all things 1980s, led by the quintessential musician who embodies it all: Cyndi Lauper.

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But the instinct to protect something quintessentially American is patriotism, not politics.

They were cheering for their wrestling heroes, screaming the lyrics to the stars’ entrance songs, enjoying something quintessentially American and unapologetically fun.

Each story illuminates Lee’s quintessential talents as the “balladeer of small-town culture” and the chronicler of city life.

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