the Holy Grail
noun
: the cup that is said to have been used by Jesus Christ and that was sought by knights during the Middle Ages
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For decades, heli-skiing or heli-boarding have been the Holy Grail for experts in the sports, the ultimate luxury experience (both sports will be combined and collectively called heli-skiing from now onwards for simplicity).
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Releasing the Epstein Files is the Holy Grail for the MAGA base.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
His middle name is shared with the son and heir of Parzival, the knight of the Holy Grail in German Arthurian romance.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Releasing the Epstein Files is the Holy Grail for the MAGA base.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
His middle name is shared with the son and heir of Parzival, the knight of the Holy Grail in German Arthurian romance.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“The Holy Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Grail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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