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seminal

[sem-uh-nl] / ˈsɛm ə nl /


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Rosen had a hand in many of the seminal companies and events in the early years of the personal computer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The copy of Harper Lee's seminal 1960 work was discovered in a box of American books given to the charity's bookshop in Portobello Road, west London.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Wiles revealed that she doesn’t have “these seminal moments where you have to go in and tell the president what he wants to do is unconstitutional or will cost lives. I don’t have that.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

As a director, his output included classic films like 1984's rock music mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap," fantasy gem "The Princess Bride" from 1987 and seminal coming-of-age movie "Stand By Me."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

These were always original and often influential, even seminal.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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