key
Example Sentences
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Key investors have proposed valuing the startup at as much as $12 billion, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Key questions for investors concern whether the shortages will remain as dire as they are currently and how long the memory giants will be able to keep boosting prices to the benefit of their profits.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Key transportation projects, such as many metro stations, remain unfinished with the opening game approaching.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
England had been rolled over for 140 by the excellent New Zealanders and all of Key, McCullum and Stokes must have been wondering if the Ashes rebuild was going to be reduced to rubble.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I lean back in my chair and add, “We also know that Quinton discovered the Key Holder’s identity. I think that’s what he’s keeping in that second Farewell Briefcase.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Vocabulary lists containing key
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Music - Introductory
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