seminal
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The seminal study of the phenomenon was published in the Journal of Finance in 1993.
From MarketWatch
He left behind a seminal 37-volume encyclopedia, the “Natural History,” and the surviving letters of his nephew paint a colorful portrait of a workaholic who rarely slept.
“Home Alone” is a seminal Christmas classic that airs on millions of screens across the world every festive season, more than three decades after the movie premiered.
From MarketWatch
This made it "a seminal site of national importance for the post-Roman and early migration period of the 5th Century AD", says Mr Young.
From BBC
The mouse’s negative memory of being shocked in Box B had, essentially, been remapped to what was previously a neutral memory of Box A. The scientists had created a false memory, another seminal feat.
From Los Angeles Times
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