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seminal

[sem-uh-nl] / ˈsɛm ə nl /


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More than two decades after Busby’s death in 2003, his seminal 1950s recordings have made him a cult hero, revered in hardcore bluegrass circles and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

In 1998 she wrote the seminal essay on official Washington’s state of mind during Ken Starr’s investigation into Bill Clinton.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

A co-author of a seminal research paper that kicked off the AI boom, Shazeer quit the company in 2021 to start his own company after Google refused to release a chatbot he developed.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

George Russell's admission after qualifying that he has been struggling to maximise the Mercedes car all season felt like a seminal moment in the championship fight.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Hebb’s seminal 1949 book, The Organization of Behavior, illuminated a new pathway for studying the anatomy of the brain’s attention networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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