touchstone

"The Moon is a kind of touchstone for us - and an important conceptual stepping stone on our way to Mercury."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

And Perlis’ storytelling skills make it seem like good fun as he pingpongs from artist to artist, each somehow inventing a meaningful, or at least recognizable, cultural touchstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

For American Jews it was a touchstone, helping them adapt, through food, to middle-class American life while not losing their connection to Jewish culinary culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The film, which also featured Brad Pitt in his first major film role, was a critical and popular success while also becoming a feminist touchstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

It is an anchor, a promise of the future, a touchstone.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

CNN inexplicably settles for photos over video way too often and races through so many touchstones that the series often lacks sports context.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Minions & Monsters” takes a trip through cinematic touchstones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

And just always having that through line of, “What were the touchstones of Carolyn as a young woman, and where did I want her to end up physically?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

And of course, Bad Bunny is hugely popular across the United States, which has among the largest Spanish-speaking populations globally -- so why wouldn't he take part in one of the country's cultural touchstones?

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

They were the codes and touchstones of the world, capable of translation and possession.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison