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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

Since its release in April of last year, the film has been a cultural touchstone and point of extended conversation on its way to some $370 million in worldwide box office.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

The person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality—for this touchstone can be only oneself.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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