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cornerstone

[kawr-ner-stohn] / ˈkɔr nərˌstoʊn /


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Lining up cornerstone investors, who generally take up between 30% and 40% of an offering, helps companies attract broader institutional and retail demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Georgia Amoore is back after tearing her ACL last year as a rookie, and cornerstone players Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron are in just their second years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

In a matter of months, Intel has transformed itself from a struggling foundry to a cornerstone of the artificial-intelligence buildout, sending the stock rallying to all-time highs.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

It hasn’t attracted a cornerstone tenant for the campus, however—a failure some analysts pinned on Neugebauer himself.

From Barron's • May 5, 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




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