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key

[kee] / ki /


NOUN
item that unlocks
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Atomic change suggests that the soul, like the mind, can be reconfigured as gradually as we might update a laptop one key and chip at a time.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

All that spending left the team with nothing to offer veteran winger Chris Kreider, who was released this summer, joining an exodus that included key defensemen John Carlson, Radko Gudas, Olen Zellweger and Jacob Trouba.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

That prompted the judge to hold hearings where key players in Krasner’s office testified about what went wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A key issue is that screening changes when a cancer is diagnosed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Knots formed in his stomach in anticipation of finding the third key.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid rattling keys and blowing whistles to call for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Although the couple holds the keys to properties in London, New York, and California, it remains unclear which of their homes could ultimately house the specially designed room.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Understanding those aspects of its motion are the keys to building a fast-moving, ATP-independent artificial muscle."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Following treatment, they had no keys or other belongings so stayed at the home of a nurse, whose husband loaned Berriff clothes.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It seemed easier to run my fingers up and down the keys following the rise and fall of the notes on the page.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

For investors, there are many ways to play commodities, including exchange-traded funds keyed off agricultural commodities and food-related stocks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Health officials have keyed in on iceberg lettuce as a potential source.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The emotional tone of each vocal performance is beautifully keyed to each song’s context.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Sierra Canyon scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a one-run lead, keyed by an RBI double from Brayden Goldstein and a bases loaded walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

He was confident he could do the work, yet inside he was keyed up and jumpy.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

In an interview with Axios published Sunday, Trump said “We are low keying it” with Iran.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026

“When the market is keying off fundamentals, around earnings season of these companies, these stocks rally,” Slimmon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

In the nearby city of San José, a man was arrested March 17 for allegedly keying a Tesla parked in a Costco lot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025

He consulted his notes, keying in on one thing in particular.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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