pivotal
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Under pressure from Commonwealth countries over Britain's pivotal part in transatlantic slavery, Burnham penned a newspaper op-ed published earlier Saturday that argued: "We need to face up to the past."
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
“It’s a pivotal moment. I still see people within the department working on community relations — I don’t want this to be a lost opportunity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
It is the latest sign of how pivotal the government outpost - designed as a sister office to London's Downing Street - may prove to Burnham's aim to devolve power across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was a shambolic way to prepare for a pivotal opener against Tonga - one that always had the potential to consign the defeated team to an early elimination.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
I wave back and then close my eyes to take stock of my situation, because jumping off a cliff seems like a pivotal moment where a little stock-taking should be done.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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