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milestone

[mahyl-stohn] / ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn /


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That could allow its current investors to start cashing out even if the refinery never gets built — a milestone many energy industry insiders still view as a long shot.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

What goes up must come down – and how it comes down will become a milestone in space exploration.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Achieving publication in all three journals at the same time is an uncommon milestone in clinical research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“I think a lot of Gen Z during that time felt like those spaces that they had inhabited were empty during graduation and prom and all of these big milestone events,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

But the naming of Hear’Say in 2001 was nevertheless a significant milestone on the road to punctuation anarchy.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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