1
capitalized
: the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests
2
: the object of an extended or difficult quest
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Derivatives are considered the holy grail for crypto exchanges, with this deal giving Kraken a path to offering the asset in the U.S.
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Reserves are the real holy grail of mineral classifications.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Who knew that banning books, paying teachers pitiful salaries and threatening them with jail if they were caught with salacious book titles would be the holy grail of student success?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, L’Oreal’s Voluminous Mascara is a drugstore holy grail in the kits of celebrity makeup artists Gita Bass and Glenn Brownell.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Reserves are the real holy grail of mineral classifications.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Who knew that banning books, paying teachers pitiful salaries and threatening them with jail if they were caught with salacious book titles would be the holy grail of student success?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, L’Oreal’s Voluminous Mascara is a drugstore holy grail in the kits of celebrity makeup artists Gita Bass and Glenn Brownell.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grail. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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