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keystone

[kee-stohn] / ˈkiˌstoʊn /


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The fest is a keystone event for Sandbox on the Beach, Santa Monica’s new civic plan for public events like the upcoming Super Bowl LXI and the LA28 Olympics and Paralympics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

"We are committed to working with local people to minimise the risk of effects from beavers on other land uses, while enabling beavers to resume their place as a keystone species in our ecosystem."

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

She pointed to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, a keystone document on international space law that President Lyndon Johnson signed onto.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

Last year, some 1,000 U.S. troops withdrew from neighboring Niger, ending a nearly decadelong partnership that was the keystone of U.S. counterterrorism operations in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

I know he is the organizer, the keystone of this Resistance circuit.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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