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climacterics

noun

plural of climacteric

as in milestones

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide

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Hopefully there’s some better milestones further down the road.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Rather than focusing on a single age group, Moonkie has developed a wider collection intended to follow children through several early milestones.

— Emma Clapp, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

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The rule protects swaths of the Sierra surrounding Lake Tahoe, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Europe is contending with another heat wave this week, as soaring temperatures raise the risk of wildfires, threaten crops and dry watersheds that feed the region’s waterways, including the Rhine, Danube and Po.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of watersheds

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Let’s look back at the storm that destroyed parts of South Miami-Dade, ripped families from their homes, turned us into survivalists with no power or landmarks — and gave us the determination to rebuild.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Two weeks after a wildfire exploded in Big Sur, closing Highway 1 and shuttering dozens of famous hotels and other landmarks in the middle of tourist season, conditions began to return to normal Friday as firefighters made steady progress.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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The big picture involves market cycle dynamics, with turning points and tipping points.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
There have been turning points throughout Hollywood history when an old order collapsed and was replaced by something cooler and more provocative.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026

Definition of turning points

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That intersection is at the four corners border of Romulus, Westland, Dearborn Heights and Taylor.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The object also reveals how cosmopolitan the Qianlong court was, which, like the Mughal court in India, welcomed artisans from all corners of China and the rest of the world, according to Wang.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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