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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

For architecture and design lovers, among the biggest blots on the Orbán era was the mismanagement of Budapest’s Museum of Applied Arts, located in a landmark 1890s art nouveau building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nasser, 50, sees brighter days ahead after the landmark turnout.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 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

As we walked, we concentrated on listening to our breathing, calculating the distance to the next landmark, and estimating the remaining time.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Finalist Phyllis Thibodeaux Beach, whose construction-worker father helped build several Boston landmarks, sees it as a way to leave her own imprint on the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

The scale of the destruction - including to some iconic landmarks - has shocked many in a country used to street protests.

From BBC ● 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

The only landmarks were the smashed shack and the mountain.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis


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