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eureka

[yoo-ree-kuh, yuh-] / yʊˈri kə, yə- /


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That was a eureka moment and one that I carried with me for the rest of my life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I think my first eureka moment was when I was traveling in sub-Saharan Africa on the Ivory Coast doing a site visit.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

He has supported people in the community "four, five, six times before you get that eureka moment and you don't see them again."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

"It's one of those eureka moments that you think 'nature is trying to tell us something here.'"

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Penelope felt as if a eureka were brewing someplace inside her, if only she could put all the pieces together.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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