seminal

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There were storyboards of the classic “1984” ad, color studies for Apple’s rainbow logo and drafts of the seminal memo laying out the company’s guiding principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

As Mr. McGurn observes, it’s ironic that Pope Leo, previously an Augustinian friar, disregards the seminal work on just-war philosophy by his order’s namesake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Hebb’s seminal 1949 book, The Organization of Behavior, illuminated a new pathway for studying the anatomy of the brain’s attention networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel