symbolic

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In 2016, Aaron Zelinger joined Palantir with a Stanford degree in symbolic systems after medical issues thwarted his initial plans to join the military.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

They are a form of symbolic power signaling that the regime has not yet achieved total control.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The importance of the move may be largely symbolic at this point, as it does not apply to generic medicines - the most commonly used medicines in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But it was very symbolic to the way I was feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson