touchstone
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The book was a touchstone in her own life, because she admired its heroine’s courage even if she never had the courage to emulate it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Here, too, Beethoven serves as a musical, spiritual and political touchstone.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The film was not a major success on its initial release but steadily grew into a midnight-movie favorite and international cult touchstone.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Founded by storyteller Anant Pai after he noticed children on a quiz show knew more about Greek gods than their own mythological heroes, ACK quickly became a cultural touchstone.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Its Olympian tone made it a perennial touchstone at those political occasions requiring platitudinous wisdom.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing touchstone
50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: "Trying to Inspire a New Generation" by Trip Gabriel
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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This Week in Words: June 4 - 8, 2018
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