touchstone
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As more Americans visited China in the following decades, “The Sound of Music” became a common cultural touchstone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
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
A breezy mix of history, profiles and memoir, the book seeks to answer a straightforward question: How did marathons evolve from a niche competition for maniacs to a cultural touchstone for the masses?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The film was not a major success on its initial release but steadily grew into a midnight-movie favorite and international cult touchstone.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
The plane crash became a touchstone in Elizebeth’s life, a marker she came back to again and again.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing touchstone
50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: "Trying to Inspire a New Generation" by Trip Gabriel
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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This Week in Words: June 4 - 8, 2018
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