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key

[kee] / ki /


NOUN
item that unlocks
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El-Obeid hosts an infantry division, an air base, a key oil pipeline and a major tree gum market.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Smith says technology is key to reducing fatal shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

The key stories of an involving grand prix were:

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

And I think that’s the key word in all this, is trust.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

“If Leigh the Bard was the guardian of the first key, does that mean that Sinchi Victorel belongs to the second one?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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