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landmark

[land-mahrk] / ˈlændˌmɑrk /


NOUN
turning point
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Pacific island neighbour Vanuatu secured a landmark win last year in the International Court of Justice, which found nations had a legal duty to prevent harms from planet-warming pollution.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In a statement issued on Thursday, Hungarian prosecutors cited a landmark ruling from the EU's top court as its reason for dropping the charges.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

LACMA’s campus, once filled with commotion, is now solely focused on a rehearsal for the U.S. premiere of a region-wide series of free public performances in landmark L.A. spaces called “City of Dance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

After testifying in the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, company co-founder and president Greg Brockman would grab his wife’s hand, swap his suit for his black leather jacket and head to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He imagines two observers in a field pacing out the distance between them, then leveling their eyes on a far-off landmark: a sailing ship or a smokestack.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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