watershed
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The Netherlands in 1899 hosted a watershed conference, on Laws and Customs of War on Land, that laid the foundation for modern laws of war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Snowfall in the Gila River watershed was exceptionally scarce, leaving mountain snowpack at just 2 percent of the 1991-2020 March median.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026
“Overall, SpaceX going public is an important watershed moment for the broader tech sector in our view as this AI Revolution and data takes this next step forward,” Ives said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026
"Ilaiyaraaja's arrival was a watershed moment. It was an intervention by a person from an entirely different social and aesthetic background who had imbued a distinct aural soundscape," says TM Krishna, a celebrated Carnatic musician.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Thereafter, except for a narrow band sprayed in 1956, the whole upper watershed of this branch was excluded from the spraying program.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing watershed
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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