as in cornerstone
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
a sense of history is the keystone to the city's draw as a tourist destination
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As a Times report detailed earlier this year, Combs has long packaged himself as an outlaw made good — his keystone company is called Bad Boy Entertainment, after all.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each party’s plan to win the White House.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Sign up Four chapters, four keystones There are 31 states and one federal district, Ciudad de México, in Mexico.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
Setup should be relatively painless thanks to autofocus and auto keystone correction.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each party’s plan to win the White House.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
Sign up Four chapters, four keystones There are 31 states and one federal district, Ciudad de México, in Mexico.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
Setup should be relatively painless thanks to autofocus and auto keystone correction.
—New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2024
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Data and Compute as Pillars of AI Innovation Ranjan views data and compute as the cornerstones of successful AI adoption.Peter High, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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As an industrial revolution took root in American society in the decades that followed, tariffs remained a cornerstone of U.S. economic policy.Erik Guzik / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is why Russia, China and India are all expanding their number of bases, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and even Iran are looking to secure a foothold on the continent.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The latest Des Moines Register poll showing skyrocketing enthusiasm for Vice President Harris among Iowa’s independent women set off alarm bells for former President Trump and his allies, as both parties seek to rally their bases and drive turnout.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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This solid foundation enables the Bilstein DTX shock absorbers to do their work, with fast reaction times that let the various drive mode settings deliver distinctly different ride and handling characteristics.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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During a meeting in early 2024, the foundation’s inner circle locked themselves in a room to come up with the guiding tenets for the group.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Values are the bedrock of a company's identity and the foundation for building trust with employees, customers and stakeholders.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Several carmakers are using LLMs as in-car assistants, while AI is creating the bedrock for a potential future of autonomous driving.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Keystone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keystone. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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