cornerstone
Example Sentences
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Speaking to reporters from Qatar, Healey said the Gulf nations had praised the contributions of UK forces describing them as "a cornerstone" to their defence.
From BBC
Exxon made algae the cornerstone of its clean-energy initiatives for years and pressed on even after a lack of progress led other big oil companies to abandon similar research.
Data-center developer Fermi has not secured a cornerstone tenant for its Project Matador campus in Amarillo, Texas.
From Barron's
"It is a cornerstone of Iran's economy and a major source of revenue for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards," JP Morgan added, referring to Iran's well-resourced ideological army.
From Barron's
On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, reintroduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, a proposal that was also a cornerstone of her 2020 presidential run.
From Barron's
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