emblematic

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While it is unclear why Bucknor missed the call at first base, the rash of overturned ball/strike calls is emblematic of the adjustments umpires and players are making to the automated ball/strike challenge system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“I think today is perfectly emblematic of the whiplash environment,” said Kevin Gordon, head of macro research and strategy for the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The coffee squeeze is emblematic of a broader malaise sweeping office life at American companies, which appear to be in a race to find inefficiencies and cut costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

She spoke to AFP inside a smart new shopping centre off Al-Mutanabi street, a shiny complex which has become emblematic of Baghdad's partial recovery.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

The boys who had made it this far were rugged and optimistic in a way that seemed emblematic of their western roots.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown