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quintessential

adjective as in model

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For a quintessential way to wrap up a Driftless trip, grab a Spotted Cow and explore the grounds, built to resemble cathedral ruins.

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“The estate now looks like an American vision of a quintessentially English hunting estate,” said Catherine Hawkins, who has been spotting tankers from the outskirts of Andover.

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Another website appearing to use AI-generated images is Mabel & Daisy, a seemingly quintessential, mother and daughter-owned clothing firm, which claims to be based in Bristol but has an address in Hong Kong.

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Perhaps the quintessentially mendacious treatment of the subsidy issue came from Dean Clancy of Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-funded right-wing think tank.

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It’s the National Labor Relations Board, created in 1935 as a quintessential New Deal regulatory agency.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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