landmark
Example Sentences
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King's victory over former Wimbledon champion Riggs - a 55-year-old self-proclaimed chauvinist - was a landmark moment in the fight for gender equality and laid the path for equal pay at the top of the game.
From BBC
A finance specialist who struggled after running in smog and a doctor who fears for the health of his children are among the activists spearheading landmark air pollution legislation in Thailand despite political uncertainty.
From Barron's
Detractors see something else: a public cultural landmark slowly being reshaped into a monument to one man’s taste.
From Salon
"From my own personal perspective, I could see them from my bedroom window when I was growing up as a child, so it was a real landmark for the area," he added.
From BBC
Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of landmark general elections.
From BBC
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