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Diffusion through the economy in a way that lifts productivity is key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"God willing, if it succeeds we will continue in other key regions," he said announcing the plan Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Unified are outperforming those of the state, with higher proficiency rates in key categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The key takeaway from Mathur: "If a 12-year-old child is eating a healthy balanced diet then they shouldn't need any more protein."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was the black metal key card of the commander in chief, a card that hung around the commander’s neck until it was time to hand it off to the next commander.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
One factor that drove home prices down back then was that some homeowners had so little equity in their homes that they were willing to hand back the keys to their lenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
He had CCTV, a house alarm and a protective container for his keys.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s the reason so many of us walk to our cars with our keys poking through our fingers, why we tense up when someone walks too closely behind us on a dark street.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Perry holds the keys to an impressive 1,200-acre property in Atlanta, which he snapped up in 2018 and constructed a 35,000-square-foot mansion on, in addition to a second property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Now that he’d given the Shadow Queen the keys, it was his turn to find her.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Health officials have keyed in on iceberg lettuce as a potential source.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The emotional tone of each vocal performance is beautifully keyed to each song’s context.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sierra Canyon scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a one-run lead, keyed by an RBI double from Brayden Goldstein and a bases loaded walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The company appeared to use a mix of derivative contracts, including options, that were keyed off oil prices.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“Yeh, that’s great, Karen. I’m sure glad you told me. Are you all keyed up for the big game tonight?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
In an interview with Axios published Sunday, Trump said “We are low keying it” with Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
“When the market is keying off fundamentals, around earnings season of these companies, these stocks rally,” Slimmon said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
According to the Code of Practice, parking charges should not be pursued where the driver has "paid the tariff but made a minor keying error when registering their vehicle".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
After a moment of keying the name into the computer, he shook his head.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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