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watershed

noun as in drainage basin

noun as in landmark

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She said Winter’s legacy includes not only the parks and neighborhood projects she completed, but also vital plans and concepts that can still be adopted throughout the watershed, and along other rivers.

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The dramatic drop in childhood peanut allergies arrives a decade after a watershed study found that feeding peanut products to babies reduced their chances of developing an allergy by over 80%.

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He defended the move as necessary for national unity, coming in the aftermath of watershed nationwide protests last year that culminated in the storming of parliament.

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For Hulse, a Miss South Dakota turned Republican state senator, it seemed not just a pageant victory but a cultural watershed.

Myers’s case turned out to be a watershed event for aircrew in the U.S., recognized as the first time a court has ruled that fume exposure caused a plaintiff’s long-term health conditions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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