seminal

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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 seminal work by Glass lands at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The Britpop era was "a seminal movement", he reflects.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

CEO Andy Jassy said there are seminal opportunities in things like artificial intelligence, chips, robotics, and low earth orbit satellites, and they anticipate a strong long-term return on invested capital.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

But in part because it seemed so seminal and symbolic of sectional cooperation, the Adams-Jefferson tandem stood out as the greatest collaboration of them all.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis