cornerstone
Example Sentences
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"We didn't start with any assumptions about strings at all, but then the solution contained the cornerstone signatures of strings."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the right to protest was "a cornerstone of our democracy".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Lining up cornerstone investors, who generally take up between 30% and 40% of an offering, helps companies attract broader institutional and retail demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The stock has surged more than 90% over the last month as investors cheer the company’s transformation into a cornerstone of the artificial-intelligence buildout.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“In the next few weeks, I will be speaking with all of you and showing you how this building, Pipo Place, will be the cornerstone and future of this community!”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Vocabulary lists containing cornerstone
Determined to Stay
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