milestone

Example Sentences

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U.S. oil prices have now closed below $100 a barrel for seven consecutive days, surpassing the six days they spent above the milestone.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Surging tech stocks carried the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to new records on Wednesday, a milestone in major indexes’ rebound from war-fueled losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“We’re so proud to partner with LACMA, a meaningful milestone as our first museum collaboration,” said Tony Antoci, CEO and owner of Erewhon, and Josephine Antoci, president and owner of Erewhon in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"I am delighted to welcome our honorary graduates into the University of Glasgow community at such a significant milestone, and to celebrate them alongside our graduating students."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

And when that modest milestone flashes past, or at some other point thereabouts, for reasons unknown your atoms will shut you down, silently disassemble, and go off to be other things.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson