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• a  representing the perfect example of a class or quality

• Its the quintessential Grillo tragicomic formula: use a touch of over-the-top humor to probe the serious social issues that leaders dont want to touch.
• Until last fall, lean, gray-templed Garner Ted Armstrong was the quintessential religious soft-sell artist.
• Michael Arrington, a former corporate attorney who, via his TechCrunch blog, has become one of the most influential figures on the Web, is the quintessential blogger: intense .

News & Articles

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• American Legion commemorates adoption of United States flag
  In the American Legion Post 14 lawn, a crowd gathered Friday to celebrate a quintessential symbol of America.
  June 15, 2013 - Laramie Boomerang
• First Person: I Regret Our Fixer-Upper House Purchase
  My baby boomer husband and I, the quintessential tightwads, spent the first half of our marriage, through four kids, in a mobile home. We bought our first house in 2000 for $54,000. It was old, damaged and one step from getting condemned. Arguably, that's why it was a good deal. We both regret cutting ourselves too short on this home purchase.
  June 13, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Finance
• Driftwood Players stage classic British farce
  Noises Off: This is your quintessential frantic, door-slamming British farce.If you've recently had...
  June 13, 2013 - Everett Herald

Quotes

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• Helen Clark in North Queensland Register (registration)
  Like the Constitution he tucked in his pocket, like our nation itself, Robert Byrd possessed that quintessential American quality, and that is the capacity to change, the capacity to learn, the capacity to listen, the capacity to be made more... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA New York Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/us/03byrd.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHzN0HsVoWyfL2vLEFtypL95MkfpQ Jul 2, 2010 79717 107457 quintessential He was a quintessential Kiwi. He was ours - from his craggy appearance and laconic style to his directness and honesty. All New Zealanders will deeply mourn his passing," Clark said. "Sir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander with...