essence
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Add to that the very real essence of his appeal to some voters:
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Time is also of the essence for candidates who need to know if they can get on with the transition to holding office, or seek a new line of work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
That was the essence of Ben Weir’s plea ahead of the biennial Libertarian National Convention in Grand Rapids, Mich.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
"We started with Michael Boyd at the Tron pantomime and we wanted to get the essence of that postmodern, Scottish music hall culture and put it on a big stage," he says.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
At first, they tried to salvage the essence of their first model, placing the phosphate backbone in the middle, and the bases projecting out to the sides.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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