seminal

That was seen as a seminal event in post war economic history which severely undermined the economic credibility of the Callaghan government.

Back on our Zoom call, I ask Mosley whether he was thinking of Raymond Chandler’s seminal 1944 essay “The Simple Art of Murder” and the oft-quoted line “Down these mean streets…” when writing that passage.

Bush wrote a seminal report called “Science, The Endless Frontier,” which shaped how the federal government would fund research in the post-war world.

It was a seminal moment that marked her place in music, beyond just any nepo baby or child entertainer.

It has canceled the nation’s seminal scientific assessment of climate change and risk.