essence

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Sure, implied volatility, which is the essence of put and call prices, remains expensive, but options cost less than stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And this is the essence of the Gulf aviation model.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But the shape of time is different for a musician, he said, and he once wrote a poem that captured the essence of his wife’s ageless grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

It would be possible to convey the essence of “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” by Roger Lewis, in a single sentence: Peter Sellers was a dreadful human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Though the brotherhood was scattered and the leader was dead, the essence of the Pythagorean teachings lived on.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife