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Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

With a focus on four cornerstone exercises, it improved its previous “max” lifts by a combined 14,443 pounds—enough muscle to pick up an African elephant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Horror has been a cornerstone of the industry since the beginning, but Oscar voters have rarely embraced it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

You can look beyond the rhetoric for evidence of this: AI has been a cornerstone of China's technological ambitions for more than a decade, whether Xi emphasises it publicly or not.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The parade was just to celebrate the cornerstone being put in the foundation that will go under the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Spiritual jazz and psychedelic soul are cornerstones of her sound, along with new-age accouterments like prayer bowls and chimes blended with instruments including Fender Rhodes keyboards and vibraphone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As tech has grown as an overwhelming force in our lives, the visual design cornerstones associated with it—arial font, minimalist branding, bright colors and clean lines—have become the norm.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

This devotion to authenticity is one of Thompson’s cornerstones.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

The King spelt out the cornerstones: there had to be support for Nato, "keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries".

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The foundations of both were nearly finished and awaited the installation of cornerstones.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson