seminal

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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

The seminal work by Glass lands at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

CEO Andy Jassy said there are seminal opportunities in things like artificial intelligence, chips, robotics, and low earth orbit satellites, and they anticipate a strong long-term return on invested capital.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

For such a seminal moment in a field that demands rigorous procedural records, the full circumstances of the cyclotron’s birth remain frustratingly indistinct.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik