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If that level is reached, the stock’s behavior from there will be key in determining whether it stabilizes or resumes its broader weakness.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“I think that’s what investors are starting to key in on,” Schleif said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

What will be key in the coming hours and days is how Labour manage these losses psychologically.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Inmate votes were especially key in the 2024 gubernatorial primary as González-Colón, a longtime New Progressive Party member, was challenging the incumbent governor of the same party.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Before I could stop her, she ran to the door and stuck the key in the lock.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn