watershed

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Anne Quinn Young, the chief mission officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the country’s largest funder of myeloma research, calls the new IMS definition of the term cure “a watershed moment.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

That argument, and the jury’s acceptance of it, is a legal watershed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The watershed verdict is the second time this week that the courts have rendered the companies liable for harm inflicted by their platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The conflict marks a watershed for Israel in fighting a war as part of an alliance.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

On August 1, torrents of rain descended on the Flint Creek watershed.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson