cornerstone

Bass became mayor in 2022 and immediately made the fight against homelessness a cornerstone of her administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi envisions the company as a cornerstone of U.S. dominance in quantum technology.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Nursing care should be the cornerstone of what the NHS offers."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Brewers put their faith in Yelich to be the cornerstone of their franchise, understanding that if they were wrong, they wouldn’t be able to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Emotion is the cornerstone of humanity, my child. It’s not something that can be avoided. Even my power is drawn from raw emotion. You’ve seen that, haven’t you?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Spiritual jazz and psychedelic soul are cornerstones of her sound, along with new-age accouterments like prayer bowls and chimes blended with instruments including Fender Rhodes keyboards and vibraphone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As tech has grown as an overwhelming force in our lives, the visual design cornerstones associated with it—arial font, minimalist branding, bright colors and clean lines—have become the norm.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Throw in the likelihood that Mark Wood will never play another Test and it means the four cornerstones of England's pace attack have gone in the space of three years, taking 1,609 wickets with them.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The Green Bay Packers were formed a year later, and the two institutions, about five miles apart, grew up side by side as cornerstones of the community.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

I was suddenly pointedly aware of the fact that I was standing in one of the cornerstones of civilization, talking to the Master Archivist of the University.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss