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touchstone

[tuhch-stohn] / ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊn /


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They’re also, according to Dominican American filmmaker Joel Alfonso Vargas, an underground cultural touchstone, one he became familiar with as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

By the 1970s, Bloomingdale’s had become a cultural touchstone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Moira was my touchstone as I struggled with the reality of an unusually transient life, having lived in 29 homes by the age of 46.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Founded by storyteller Anant Pai after he noticed children on a quiz show knew more about Greek gods than their own mythological heroes, ACK quickly became a cultural touchstone.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Do certain events in our lives leave a permanent mark, freezing a piece of us in time, and that becomes a touchstone that we measure the rest of our lives against?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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