touchstone

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The film is a generational touchstone, from the importance of relationships, self-sacrifice and doing what is right, to the consequences of concentrated wealth and greed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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

The actor, who died Wednesday of cancer, will be best known to a generation of viewers for his role on the WB teen drama that became a cultural touchstone for many.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The show became a touchstone for a generation of ’90s kids and catapulted its young stars into bona fide stardom.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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