essentialness

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Noun
  • Landscape painters gain cultural centrality by showing a nation’s territory to itself.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Given the time of day and the centrality of the station to the CTA’s system, there should have been senior leadership on the scene to direct employees.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Armani’s legacy is a lesson in essentiality, discipline and authenticity.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Drawing on Ernest Hemingway’s own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front during the First World War, the novel became an international sensation and cemented Hemingway’s status as one of America’s most influential literary voices.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • As a result of the incident, several nearby schools and childcare facilities were temporarily placed on hold-in-place status, which was later ended, police said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The son of a Scottish immigrant, McCluskie had a reputation as a political street fighter and his gruff style complemented Becerra’s more measured, cerebral approach.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Almost overnight, the reputation of that picture changed.
    Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Consumer safety groups also weren’t satisfied and wanted the bill to be tougher, pushing for a strict cap on potency like Vermont has.
    Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
  • Edibles, gummies, and vaporized flower will now be legal to sell under the new potency level.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Data center projects are likely to migrate to parts of Europe with lower power costs, creating winners and losers across the continent, the experts said.
    April Roach,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Jeffers flashed his power again, hitting the go-ahead homer Sunday and finishing 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Twins avoided a series sweep.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • For women, these part-time gigs can confer prestige, power and a hefty paycheck.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • Medik8, first launched in 2009, is part of L’Oréal’s Luxe division alongside prestige brands like Biotherm, Mugler, Kiehl’s and more.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Essentialness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essentialness. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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