emblematic
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The show, which ran from 2004 to 2007 on NBC, was emblematic of the true-crime-obsessed, tabloid-fueled zeitgeist of the aughts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The UN human rights office condemned the incident as "appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the Occupied Territories.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The unexpected turn in the conversation is emblematic of how much has changed in the eight years since I moved to China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The increasing price of jet fuel in Europe has been one of the most emblematic effects of the conflict and the disruption it has caused in energy markets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Left with the class’s emblematic cars, Lilly Pulitzer skirts and Ralph Lauren shirts, their golf, tennis, and soccer, and, most conspicuously, their houses, they have staked out their place and inflated the American dream.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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