keystone
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She pointed to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, a keystone document on international space law that President Lyndon Johnson signed onto.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Truth Social isn’t an especially strong keystone of this operation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Morgan healthcare investor conference in San Francisco in mid-January, a keystone event at which companies often pre-announce guidance and earnings and roll out marquee acquisitions.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Last year, some 1,000 U.S. troops withdrew from neighboring Niger, ending a nearly decadelong partnership that was the keystone of U.S. counterterrorism operations in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Standing under the narrow arch I glanced up, wondering if that keystone too was mortared with bone and blood.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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