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Following the publication of Michael Lewis’s seminal 2003 book about Beane and the A’s, corporate leaders around the country wanted to know how to bring “Moneyball” to their industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
There were storyboards of the classic “1984” ad, color studies for Apple’s rainbow logo and drafts of the seminal memo laying out the company’s guiding principles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
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
A seminal moment came in 1991, when his adoptive mother Monica received a letter.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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
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