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[uh-sen-shuhl] / əˈsɛn ʃəl /




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Appeared in the June 26, 2026, print edition as 'Our Nation’s Essential Songbook'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The findings, from the Entertainment Software Association's annual Essential Facts report, challenge enduring stereotypes about who plays games while underscoring the industry's recovery from a post-pandemic slowdown.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

But Sergio de Sousa, managing partner at Hidden Brook, suggested Essential Quality, a champion colt at 2 and 3 at the start of this decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He is the editor of “Race & Liberty in America: The Essential Reader.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Essential singularities are weird beasts; near a singularity of this sort, a curve goes absolutely berserk.

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




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