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[es-uhns] / ˈɛs əns /




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Rather than rehashing traditional compositions, the group recognizes these sorely untapped sounds as living and malleable, creating new interpretations that bring them to our times without losing an ounce of their essence and verve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

This, in essence, is what makes this Premier League campaign one that might yet be rendered void.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since Sepinwall wrote the book on TV – no, really, he co-authored “TV: The Book” with fellow critic Matt Zoller Seitz – who better to break down the essence of Serling’s evergreen appeal?

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

In essence, it is this: How specific does a lawsuit have to be before a fiduciary’s documented, reasoned judgment gets treated as a legal liability instead of prudent diversification?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The word that captured the essence of the Virginians’ political mentality was consolidation, as in “the dreaded consolidation that was denied by the friends of the new government, when it was under consideration.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

This is a fundamental error: Ideologies are not platonic essences, existing unchanged beyond time and space.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

"One of the essences of this game is being able to figure out different ways of using each of these echoes," he says.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

Further, although chemically derived vanilla essences are available cheaply, they do not match the flavor of natural vanilla extract, and the demand for the latter continues to remain high.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

The exhibition also includes tools for cutting and pressing the plants and extracting their essential essences.

From Reuters ● May 30, 2023

It’s a matrix light, a recombinant light that disintegrates hard lines and planes, rearranging objects to their essences.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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