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  • She told me about her “eureka!” moment, which took place when she was in her midteens and living with her mother and sister.

    What Women Want Paco Underhill 2010

  • She told me about her “eureka!” moment, which took place when she was in her midteens and living with her mother and sister.

    What Women Want Paco Underhill 2010

  • But he personally did little, after his initial eureka! moment, to develop penicillin.

    American Sketches Walter Isaacson 2009

  • Most of the so-called revolutionary breakthroughs—the mythical eureka! moments—are in reality smaller ideas combined, synthesized, and adapted to a new application.

    The Elegant Solution Matthew E. May 2007

  • The information is fed piece by piece, enticing readers to make their own connections between references in different documents—allowing them to experience carefully stage-managed “eureka!” moments as the wider picture is unveiled.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

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