in essence
Example Sentences
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“For me, human rights in essence is about human agency,” Roth said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
As the manager of the the California Department of Education, the state superintendent serves, in essence, as the chief staffer for the State Board of Education, whose members are appointed by the governor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“This is in essence a scarlet-letter designation for Anthropic that puts this AI stalwart in the same category as the Chinese tech player Huawei in the U.S.,”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026
What, in essence, is the job of a racing driver?
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
But what she wanted to do, in essence, was create a learning epidemic to counter the prevailing epidemics of poverty and illiteracy.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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