cornerstone
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At the same time, Mayfield has become a cornerstone for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
When China's economy opened up in the 1980s, coal production surged, becoming the cornerstone of its industrial ambition.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Pumitamig, a cornerstone of BioNTech’s oncology portfolio, shows encouraging anti-tumor activity in clinical trials for solid tumors.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Leo has made the hot-button issue a cornerstone of his papacy in dedicating to it his first encyclical -- a document which lays the basis for Church teaching and longer-term debate.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Egypt is a yellow trapezoid with one right angle, and looks like the cornerstone of a pyramid.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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