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
It’s one of the truly seminal events of the computer age.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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
The Britpop era was "a seminal movement", he reflects.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
But in part because it seemed so seminal and symbolic of sectional cooperation, the Adams-Jefferson tandem stood out as the greatest collaboration of them all.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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