as in influential
very important especially in having a strong influence on things that come later
She authored several seminal papers that are frequently cited in later works because they laid the theoretical groundwork for future studies.
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In 2023, the institute released a seminal 103-page-report discussing how AI is concentrating power within the tech industry.
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Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
On August 17, Bambaataa, the seminal hip-hop figure and Zulu Nation founder whose real name is Lance Taylor, played a DJ set on Funkmaster Flex’s show.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Hollywood will be available for purchase — a stunning compendium of more than 600 Tinseltown images, carefully selected from the seminal photography magazine’s archives and spanning the industry’s Golden Age (1936-72).
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi/horror film Alien (1979) is known for many things: the infamous Chestburster scene, the debut of Sigourney Weaver playing badass Ellen Ripley, and a new breed of cosmic terror known as the Xenomorph.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
On August 17, Bambaataa, the seminal hip-hop figure and Zulu Nation founder whose real name is Lance Taylor, played a DJ set on Funkmaster Flex’s show.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Hollywood will be available for purchase — a stunning compendium of more than 600 Tinseltown images, carefully selected from the seminal photography magazine’s archives and spanning the industry’s Golden Age (1936-72).
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi/horror film Alien (1979) is known for many things: the infamous Chestburster scene, the debut of Sigourney Weaver playing badass Ellen Ripley, and a new breed of cosmic terror known as the Xenomorph.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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