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[kee] / ki /


NOUN
item that unlocks
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HoldCo has also agitated for change at KeyCorp KEY -1.04%decrease; red down pointing triangle and several other regional banks, and co-founders Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff are on the hunt for more targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

KEY INJURIES: While Smith is expected to return, the Seahawks are uncertain about rookie DB Devon Witherspoon, who suffered a hip injury two weeks ago and didn’t play against Philadelphia.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

KEY INJURIES: Ravens TE Mark Andrews injured his ankle last week and could miss the rest of the season.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

KEY WEST, Fla. — Nearly 1,400 migrants from Cuba and Haiti took to the sea in rickety vessels and landed in the Florida Keys in January, overwhelming the local police.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

These she felt very carefully, and soon, of course, distinguished that the crooked lines SPOON, differed as much from the crooked lines KEY, as the spoon differed from the key in form.

From American Notes by Dickens, Charles




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