keystone
Example Sentences
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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
Some scientists trying to recover sunflower sea stars see the finding as a strong guide for future research — and efforts to boost the decimated keystone species.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
"You targeted the police as a keystone of government power," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 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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