seminal

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In his seminal work External link 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

It’s one of the truly seminal events of the computer age.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A seminal moment came in 1991, when his adoptive mother Monica received a letter.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He says it was a seminal moment in his life and one that set the course for decades of his military career, as Germany joined the U.S. in its global war on terror.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

One’s answer, it turned out, depended a great deal on which founding moment, 1776 or 1787, seemed most seminal.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis