seminal
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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
Larry Tesler, who died recently, was a key figure in a seminal PC demonstration given to Steve Jobs at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Singapore is managed in a way that "excludes accident and randomness", he wrote in Singapore Songlines, his seminal essay on the city's rapid makeover.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Originally airing from 1998 to 2003, “Dawson’s Creek” was a seminal teen drama that followed four friends growing up in a small coastal town as they navigated their dreams, relationships and various coming-of-age milestones.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
And of course, music, the liberation of which is considered a seminal geek accomplishment.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.