watchword
Example Sentences
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In other words, affordability was the watchword before the high court’s decision, and it remains so.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
“Uncertainty” was already a buzzword in 2025, but in 2026, it will become the dominant corporate watchword among American business leaders.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
The watchword in Venice, by contrast, was “colorito”—colorful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Whenever we got stuck in the room, Graham’s watchword would be, ‘Well, let’s look at what Mick wrote,’ and we would go back to the book and figure it out from there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025
Just as “victory” had been the watchword for the past four years, now “reconversion” came to the fore, with the United States trying to adjust its psyche and its economy to the peace.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
