keystone

Example Sentences

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Putin traditionally attends the final day of the event to deliver keystone speeches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the president is "the keystone of the institution", leading the armed forces and having the power to dissolve the Assembly, Diallo said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"We are committed to working with local people to minimise the risk of effects from beavers on other land uses, while enabling beavers to resume their place as a keystone species in our ecosystem."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Truth Social isn’t an especially strong keystone of this operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Until Columbus, Indians were a keystone species in most of the hemisphere.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann