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Roni Size and Reprazent will perform their seminal album New Forms live across the UK next year to celebrate 30 years since its release.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Cohere is led by Aidan Gomez, an AI researcher who co-authored a seminal paper that laid the foundations for modern AI systems, underscoring the role of the Canadian AI research ecosystem in the field's development.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The actor is best known for his role as the Russian crewman in Gene Roddenberry‘s seminal 1960s sci-fi series and in seven “Star Trek” films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Compared with the staid look of the BBC’s seminal 1995 version of “Pride & Prejudice,” Knightley’s Elizabeth comes off as modernly undone, like your best-looking friend who’s also into thrifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
That was the genesis of what would become one of the seminal documents of the atomic age, Albert Einstein’s message to Franklin Roosevelt, dated August 2, 1939.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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