watershed
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At a time of societal fracture and backsliding, “Liberation” offered audiences the opportunity to commune collectively with a watershed movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
If industrial projects threaten the watershed, he argued, the county could use this tool to intervene.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“This transaction is a watershed moment as we now do expect more hyperscalers to evaluate issuing equity to fund their growing capex needs,” says analyst Divyaunsh Divatia of Janus Henderson.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It is a club which has been starved of success and silverware for decades but European Cup winner Nigel Spink believes victory in Istanbul would be a watershed moment.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Women, I know, sometimes have themselves shorn at those watershed moments of their lives, like discarding the memory of a man.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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