seminal

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In his seminal work External link on the impact of automation on jobs, MIT economist David Autor noted the tendency of headlines to overstate the extent of job losses from new technology.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

A seminal moment came in 1991, when his adoptive mother Monica received a letter.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

This distinction also marks a seminal transition in the story of the gene.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee