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grails

noun

plural of grail

as in things

something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking.

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Recent Examples of grails Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026 From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Donut Lab In-wheel hub motors are one of the perennial grails of the electric-vehicle industry. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025

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So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Amanda did say that the resurgence of Loverboy had nothing to do with Kyle and was more about how much people hate her, which just reconfirms the worst things about Amanda that people on the internet say.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
The Eddington experiment, as it became known, was proof that Einstein’s general theory of relativity was accurate and that large objects did, in fact, curve spacetime.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

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