pillar
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Taco Bell is a key pillar of the bullish case.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Yet he argues the expansion rest on a narrow pillar of growth — what he calls the “Three A’s” — that makes the economy more fragile than it seems and vulnerable to a big slowdown.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Last month, Cecillia Wang, the head of the ACLU, asked the Supreme Court to preserve birthright citizenship, a pillar of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Iran’s metallurgical industry, a pillar of its state-backed economy, is badly damaged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
In the powerful humidity the powdered mix got transfigured like Lot’s poor wife who looked back at Gomorrah and got turned to a pillar of salt.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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