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Grail
: the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
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: the object of an extended or difficult quest
Extraterrestrial intelligence has always been the exobiological grail …—
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An aggregated community of the world’s true film lovers is an incredible grail.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 May 2026
Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 May 2026
Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grail. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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