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quintessential

[kwin-tuh-sen-shuhl] / ˌkwɪn təˈsɛn ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
model
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Writing for every justice but Jackson, Gorsuch declared that Chiles’ talk therapy is “the quintessential form of protected speech.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

That’s a quintessential example of an agency action that’s unlawfully arbitrary and capricious.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Whether that would deliver the quintessential university campus experience remains to be seen.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Here McDermott’s inspired staging demonstrated that Glass’ forgiving personal portrait of Walt Disney makes it the quintessential Hollywood opera that no one dares bring to squeamish Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

They imagined themselves quintessential outsiders, yet felt most comfortable sitting in the inner quadrangles of Cambridge colleges.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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