watershed

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the reforms would be a "watershed moment" for children, and a "major milestone in this government's mission to make sure opportunity is for each and every child".

From BBC

The end of New Start is a watershed moment in American nuclear strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would be a watershed for the European Union, which even in increasingly protectionist times has steered clear of local-content rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those decisions could mark a watershed moment for a country where the government’s ability to deliver basic services has become so limited that private firms have taken over many basic civic functions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The states also disagree on how much water should be released from dams in the upper watershed to prevent the river’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, from falling to perilously low levels.

From Los Angeles Times