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watershed

[waw-ter-shed, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər- /


NOUN
drainage basin
Synonyms
NOUN
landmark
Synonyms


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“This is a watershed moment for Archer and the future of physical AI in aerospace and defense,” Archer’s founder and chief executive, Adam Goldstein, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

"This is a watershed moment for Archer and the future of physical AI in aerospace and defense," said Archer Chief Executive Adam Goldstein.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The Independent Maternity Review into our services was a watershed moment for them and all other families involved in the review, getting the answers that they have fought so hard for.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

James Chace presents the presidential election of 1912 as a watershed moment in which four politicians fought over “the central question of America’s exceptional destiny.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Thereafter, except for a narrow band sprayed in 1956, the whole upper watershed of this branch was excluded from the spraying program.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Addressing common criticisms, he pledged to keep electricity prices low by building its own energy-generating infrastructure wherever Meta invests and to restore more water than it uses in the watersheds it operates by 2030.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

It “addresses the effects of concrete, asphalt and other impervious surfaces that cover the urban landscape in these two watersheds, to protect water quality in the creeks, rivers and beaches downstream,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

When exploring the watersheds east of Cuzco, Peru, he writes, Miller was “overawed by the tropical forest canopy stretching to infinity before him.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Large watersheds are far more common on Earth than on Mars.

From Science Daily Dec. 31, 2025

Such places, the watersheds of the great coniferous forests of spruce and balsam, of hemlock and pine, provide the kind of spawning grounds that salmon must have in order to survive.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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