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Definition of grail
1 capitalized : the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
2 : the object of an extended or difficult quest
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FAIRVIEW PARK - For most librarians, visiting the Library of Congress is the holy grail.
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On the roster is a 21-year old future star—a 7-foot-3 big man that appears to be the holy grail of modern NBA centers.
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Garcia’s report was once expected to be explosive and became a holy grail for FIFA critics who thought the votes could be re-run.
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But the holy grail for low-cost airlines is packing passengers into standing chairs similar to bar stools.
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Developing a drug that works like ketamine, but without all the baggage, is the holy grail — but scientists haven’t known quite what to target.
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TOKYO — For some intrepid travelers, North Korea is the holy grail.
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For now the holy grail seems to be tweaking ketamine’s molecular structure to capture the drug’s unrivaled therapeutic effect while eliminating those pesky hallucinations.
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But for OG fans of Radiohead’s early work, the band’s purposeful return to meat-and-potatoes rock music is basically the holy grail.
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Origin and Etymology of grail
Middle English greal, graal, from Middle French, bowl, grail, from Medieval Latin gradalis
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