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[sem-uh-nl] / ˈsɛm ə nl /


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George Russell's admission after qualifying that he has been struggling to maximise the Mercedes car all season felt like a seminal moment in the championship fight.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shin’s long collaboration with Tobias Adrian produced the seminal paper “Liquidity and Leverage,” which mapped how mark-to-market balance sheets turn rising asset prices into procyclical leverage — and how the reverse produces violent feedback loops.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

It began with Childs, who was dancer, choreographer and reciter in Glass’ “Einstein on the Beach,” sharing excerpts from that seminal Glass/Wilson music theater masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“This is really a seminal, critical trial that’s going to affect society,” the 73-year-old Jackson, a retired sketch artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Considering the frequency with which they turn up at seminal events in eighteenth-century science, remarkably little is known about either man.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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