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Recent Examples of holy grail
But the batteries are expensive to research and difficult to manufacture at a large scale, giving them a reputation for being a Holy Grail for battery engineers all over the world.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The start-to-finish real estate experience has been a Holy Grail for a long time.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Reliable, efficient Automatic Target Recognition or ATR has long been a Holy Grail for weapon developers, allowing munitions to detect and identify targets on their own, a true ‘fire and forget’ capability.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Having made the Premier League his Holy Grail after winning back-to-back titles with Porto in 2012 and 2013, Pereira instead became a footballing globetrotter.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The movie is a take-off of the Arthurian legend with the klutzy knights in their pyrrhic search of that ever-illusive Holy Grail.
—Luaine Lee, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Understanding, predicting, and changing behavior is the holy grail of managers, politicians, and academics alike.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The sport’s holy grail of course is the MVP.
—Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
In the long-term—and the holy grail of Congolese protest movements going back generations—the Congolese people must address the crippling crisis of corruption and misgovernance, in particular in the security forces.
—Jason K. Stearns, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The start-to-finish real estate experience has been a Holy Grail for a long time.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Reliable, efficient Automatic Target Recognition or ATR has long been a Holy Grail for weapon developers, allowing munitions to detect and identify targets on their own, a true ‘fire and forget’ capability.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Having made the Premier League his Holy Grail after winning back-to-back titles with Porto in 2012 and 2013, Pereira instead became a footballing globetrotter.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The movie is a take-off of the Arthurian legend with the klutzy knights in their pyrrhic search of that ever-illusive Holy Grail.
—Luaine Lee, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Understanding, predicting, and changing behavior is the holy grail of managers, politicians, and academics alike.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The sport’s holy grail of course is the MVP.
—Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
In the long-term—and the holy grail of Congolese protest movements going back generations—the Congolese people must address the crippling crisis of corruption and misgovernance, in particular in the security forces.
—Jason K. Stearns, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy grail
Noun
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey announced an effort to create his department's new strategic plan in April.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Paige and Tim were originally supposed to get married in May 2020 — a plan that was derailed by COIVD-19, like so many others' nuptials.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The question of the meaning of life continues unabated.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Scottie Scheffler's comments about the meaning of winning and the balance between golf and the rest of his life have transcended the golf world.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Its design is inspired by a fairytale and is furnished with mossy interior walls, an upside-down two-top on the ceiling and award-winning bathrooms, among many other details.—
Susan Stapleton,
The Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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The bar's design won the Best Bar Design Award at North America's 50 Best Bars.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Whether undelivered packages, unpaid tolls and DMV fines or Amazon refunds, the objective is to steal your data, your money, even your identity.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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This is one of those movies where a simple plan with a simple objective gets complicated as the characters go to elaborate lengths to pull off a ruse.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to staying on the boardwalk and trails, park officials recommend visitors avoid touching thermal areas or runoff, and avoid throwing objects into hot springs.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Some of the thieving monkeys can even differentiate between objects of high value to humans — like phones and glasses — and items humans do not value as much, such as hair clips and hats, the WSJ reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Cities, on the other hand, can use money paid to public utility companies for that purpose.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Graham has been a regular target of criticism by Trump and his supporters over the last decade, with the lawmaker sometimes splitting from the GOP leader.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube are each chasing ambitious revenue targets — and lofty market caps that reflect their potential as platform giants in the race for dominance in entertainment and media.—
Jason Davis,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Musk announced in July his intent to move some of his companies’ headquarters to Texas.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share essential tips for modernizing with intent and avoiding common pitfalls.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Holy grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20grail. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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