seminal
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Larry Tesler, who died recently, was a key figure in a seminal PC demonstration given to Steve Jobs at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
As Mr. McGurn observes, it’s ironic that Pope Leo, previously an Augustinian friar, disregards the seminal work on just-war philosophy by his order’s namesake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The Britpop era was "a seminal movement", he reflects.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
He says it was a seminal moment in his life and one that set the course for decades of his military career, as Germany joined the U.S. in its global war on terror.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
In thus describing China’s seminal role in East Asian civilization, we should not exaggerate.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
