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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," said Archer Chief Executive Adam Goldstein.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

“We thought it was a watershed moment at the time,” Hassabis told me, “and I think it really was.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Jean Milburn, Anderson’s humorously matter-of-fact sex therapist from the series “Sex Education,” represented a watershed beginning in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

NUH said the review was a "watershed moment" and it was "committed to creating a better maternity service" for women, babies and families in its care.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Although it was not a watershed moment, the current was beginning to shift, and as Bobby saw the accumulation of small advantages—a concept in chess described by Wilhelm Steinitz—he became optimistic, although not exhilarated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

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

Prosecutors allege the company discharged excavated material into waterways in different watersheds, including Nojoqui Creek, Arroyo Quemado and Asphaltum Creek.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 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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