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
So far, the watchword of the invisible primary this time around seems to be “affordability,” a catchall term for Americans’ sense that life—everything from housing and childcare to groceries and gas—has gotten too expensive.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
In other words, affordability was the watchword before the high court’s decision, and it remains so.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
“Uncertainty” was already a buzzword in 2025, but in 2026, it will become the dominant corporate watchword among American business leaders.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
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
