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  • present tense form of key (3rd person singular).
  • plural of key.
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keys

NOUN
item that unlocks
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“Navigating the Pentagon is something that we had to figure out on our own. No one has the keys to the castle,” said Monroe-Anderson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Many of those present will be hoping to retain their jobs or even get a promotion if - and it is still an if - Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The company holds the keys to outer space for many companies and for the U.S. government, dominating the rocket-launch industry with few rivals capable of challenging it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

"Inadequate basic safeguards, including poor management of authentication signing keys and lax access controls" caused the personal data of around 37.5 million users to be exposed, the commission said in a statement.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

I nodded along at each tap of the keys, though inwardly I sighed, wondering why I needed to know the names of the notes.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu



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