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key

[kee] / ki /


NOUN
item that unlocks
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The commitment to youth appears to be a key factor in Aguirre’s approach to building the roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Gold prices, in fact, broke through a key technical threshold late last week—closing below the 200-day moving average that investors use as a benchmark for longer-term momentum—for the first time in 2½ years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s a key difference between a slave and an AI system: While the basic humanity of the former is self-evident, the claim that the latter might deserve moral consideration is speculative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Each year they now hold a charity football match in Adam's honour, and as he was an Arsenal fan, the tune of North London Forever has soundtracked a lot of these key moments.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Later in the morning a key grated in the lock, the bolt banged, and the door opened long enough for the sanitary bucket to be passed out.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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