watershed

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Anne Quinn Young, the chief mission officer of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the country’s largest funder of myeloma research, calls the new IMS definition of the term cure “a watershed moment.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

That argument, and the jury’s acceptance of it, is a legal watershed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The Abraham Alliance would be a military and political watershed, serving three functions:

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

But across 11 western states, 45% of the region is in at least a moderate drought, and large portions of the Colorado River watershed are in severe drought.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

In 1954, as we have seen, the watershed of this branch of the Miramichi was heavily sprayed.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson