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seminal

adjective as in generative

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“They are both seminal works from a key period in the artist’s life,” Jane said.

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That was at a seminal time for us actors from Chicago.

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Praising the filmmaker, DiCaprio called him "a visionary and seminal director".

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That was seen as a seminal event in post war economic history which severely undermined the economic credibility of the Callaghan government.

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Back on our Zoom call, I ask Mosley whether he was thinking of Raymond Chandler’s seminal 1944 essay “The Simple Art of Murder” and the oft-quoted line “Down these mean streets…” when writing that passage.

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