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quintessences

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plural of quintessence

as in perfections

the most perfect type or example the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building

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the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity

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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.

— Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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For the skincare enthusiast who knows her serums from her essences, an exfoliating cleanser from DIME Beauty can be a thoughtful addition to her routine.

— Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Following the Korean beauty trend, Costioli would layer on product after product — toners, serums, essences and moisturizers — in pursuit of an ultra-dewy complexion.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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Pappas has also supported strict limits on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are synthetic chemicals that can be found in an array of consumer products, including clothing, shampoo, electronics, and cleaning products.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
In April 2026, the FDA proposed excluding semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide from the list of bulk drug substances that outsourcing facilities may use for compounding under Section 503B based on clinical need.

— Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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Back in the main hotel building, Il Faro Trattoria has sweeping sea views from its terrace and serves Italian classics including pizza and pasta.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
The Alhambra Orchestra and Greater Miami Youth Symphony team up for a multimedia Halloween concert filled with movie themes and eerie classics.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

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Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
One of the true survivors The 71-year-old Zeiler is one of the true survivors of the various incarnations of Warner Bros over the past 14 years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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Associate Laboratory Director Jess Gehin said engineers currently rely on models to predict how this reactor design will perform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
That may sound counterintuitive, given that Chinese open-source models have won plaudits worldwide for their low costs—and that China has cheap power.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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