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Grail
: the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
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: the object of an extended or difficult quest
Extraterrestrial intelligence has always been the exobiological grail …—
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The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The vintage grails are part of one horophile’s unprecedented 300-piece Cartier collection, which will be auctioned off at several Sotheby’s auctions from April to December.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Grail — Shares cratered 48% after the company said a trial of one of its drugs missed its primary end point and failed to show statistically significant Stage III-IV cancer reduction.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The vintage grails are part of one horophile’s unprecedented 300-piece Cartier collection, which will be auctioned off at several Sotheby’s auctions from April to December.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Grail — Shares cratered 48% after the company said a trial of one of its drugs missed its primary end point and failed to show statistically significant Stage III-IV cancer reduction.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grail. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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