sine qua non
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The image of Toyotas and Datsuns — soon rebranded as Nissans — went from quirky to sine qua non.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
In fact, the history of whaling on its own disproves the central point of “The Killing Age,” that guns were a sine qua non for the making of the modern world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
“Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia” is the gem of a sequel to that Oscar-nominated film, centering the story this time around on music as the sine qua non of community.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
And in gourmet circles, nettles are the sine qua non of spring greens.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
It was as though he knew very well that in Lombard's past actions legality had not always been a sine qua non....
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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