milestone
Example Sentences
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At a 2015 match in Shanghai, he dished out nine yellow cards and three red ones – a milestone in his refereeing career that earned him the nickname "card master".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This is the type of milestone that would probably only be important to local Soundgarden fans in Seattle, but not necessarily matter to a wider public, much less make an appearance in this book.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Zealand Pharma said it is eligible for high single to low double-digit percentage royalties on global sales of survodutide and 315 million euros in potential outstanding milestone payments.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Achieving publication in all three journals at the same time is an uncommon milestone in clinical research.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Ammu said, so loudly that Murlidharan, who had hopped off the milestone to stare into the Plymouth, backed off, his stumps jerking in alarm.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing milestone
Prisoner B-3087
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Nelson Mandela "I am Prepared to Die" (1964)
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History is made in PA: Clinton's DNC Acceptance Speech
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