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landmark

[land-mahrk] / ˈlændˌmɑrk /


NOUN
turning point
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In a landmark 2009 study published in Nature Medicine, Sears and her colleagues demonstrated that the toxin could promote the development of colon tumors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Earlier this year, Kerala became the first Indian state to pass a landmark law for senior citizens centred on rights to affordable care, legal aid, digital inclusion and safe public spaces.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Nearly 200 nations were due to agree how these landmark findings should guide efforts to protect nature but some countries "did not want to acknowledge them", the French delegate added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The landmark Casa Vega Mexican restaurant in Sherman Oaks was honored in May with a sign proclaiming its corner of Ventura Boulevard as “Casa Vega Square.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Helenwood was the size of a thimble, if that, and the Calliope Inn was a historical landmark.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Among the plethora of landmarks, Brook had registered the highest ODI score by a batter who had not opened the innings, and the fourth-highest by a captain.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The project's height would interrupt the sight lines between the Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington's iconic landmarks, and Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of American servicemembers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Attendees were consulting security teams about the risks, including concerns that hotels and landmarks around the conference could become targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

These findings strengthen the case for using detailed maps of the brain's connections to determine exactly where electrodes should be implanted, rather than choosing their positions based primarily on anatomical landmarks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I can’t see any landmarks in this dark, but in the morning this will show us what direction it was in.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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