watchword
Example Sentences
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Testifying to Congress in 2008, Greenspan acknowledged that maybe self-regulation, that watchword of his economic worldview, didn’t work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In other words, affordability was the watchword before the high court’s decision, and it remains so.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
The watchword in Venice, by contrast, was “colorito”—colorful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
"The watchword now is re-engagement, with a dialogue that can take place discreetly, in a calm, peaceful, equal manner, but also with a view to results," said Romatet.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The Negro press was a signal corps, communicating between leaders and the ground troops, giving the watchword so that the Negro community moved forward in sync with America, but more importantly, as a unified whole.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
