quintessential
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The vistas and cool breezes represented quintessential California to the Midwesterner, equal parts “what I saw on Instagram and a movie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Author and broadcaster Elizabeth Day wrote: "Knowing when to stop - and leaving on such a high, after shaping the culture - is the quintessential power move."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Weather is a quintessential prediction-market category,” said Will Brackett, head of partnerships at Kalshi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Other stuff that Comic Con people seemed to agree upon, in no particular order: Grogu is cool, “Rogue One” is the best Star Wars movie and “The Wrath of Khan” is quintessential “Star Trek.”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
I soon learned that on Everest not even the rope—the quintessential climber’s accoutrement—was to be utilized in the time- honored manner.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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