quintessential
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A quintessential crop and national icon of the 20th century in America was dying before our eyes, and outside this room, most of the country—even Florida itself—had barely noticed.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Attending a joust is one of the quintessential renaissance festival experiences.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Marmalade has long been a quintessential British condiment, with some recipes handed down between multiple generations.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Writing for every justice but Jackson, Gorsuch declared that Chiles’ talk therapy is “the quintessential form of protected speech.”
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The boomerang, that quintessential Australian weapon, was abandoned in the Cape York Peninsula of northeastern Australia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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