cornerstone
Example Sentences
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Bread has long been a dietary cornerstone, sustaining societies for generations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Another cornerstone of his campaign was faster and free buses - but so far that plan seems to be limited to pilot programmes.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
They need him to be the cornerstone of a franchise that is being rebuilt in his image.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That information reporting is a cornerstone of tax compliance, and without it, confusion and fudging can take hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Egypt is a yellow trapezoid with one right angle, and looks like the cornerstone of a pyramid.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing cornerstone
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