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landmark

noun

ˈland-ˌmärk

Definition of landmark

as in milestone

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs typically, people feel that turning 21 is a landmark in one's life

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Recent Examples of landmark Its landmark 2006 health care law, which sought near-universal coverage, became a model for key parts of the federal Affordable Care Act. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Cleveland City Council passed an emergency resolution 1047-2026 during its regular meeting on Monday night that takes a jab at the federal government's renaming of other landmarks across the country while staking its claim on another. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The landmark law requires public agencies to evaluate and document potential environmental effects of projects. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In 1996, Lockyer entrusted Sher to serve on a joint Assembly-Senate conference committee that produced landmark legislation that sought to deregulate California’s electricity system. — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmark

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The feat would mark a significant milestone as SpaceX works to develop Starship to become the first fully reusable launch vehicle, with both the lower- and upper-stages of the rocket able to fly multiple times.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
So, when another milestone lands on the calendar—say, Nordstrom’s 125th Anniversary celebration—we’re more than happy to start loading up our carts.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of milestone

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At this point occurs the climax of the tale, Ichabod’s encounter with the headless horseman, whom the reader assumes is Brom Bones playing a mischievous trick on him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Regardless of whether players and fans believe the series features one Link or multiple Links across the convoluted timeline posited in the Hyrule Historia, each of these games ends at a moment of frustrated erotic climax.

— Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2026

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Seven tribes signed on with state agencies and local governments to formally co-manage the Clear Lake watershed, the first agreement of its kind under a new state tribal stewardship initiative.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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