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keys

NOUN
item that unlocks
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Puth and his family hold the keys to several California properties, including a sprawling Montecito estate, where he and his wife wed in September 2024.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

In the following months he bought accessories such as awning screw-in pegs for £15.98 and wheel clamps and keys for £119.98.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s the first real deviation from the dead-eyed cycle of his daily life since his wife grabbed her car keys and never looked back.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The keys to managing through that environment are consistency, customer focus, and employee focus.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

She gave a wave good-bye without turning ’round, and the jingle-jingle-jingle of her keys quickly faded into the distance.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood



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