historic watershed

Frequency: 7.815.1 per million words

Refers to a turning point of great historical significance.

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  • The signing of the peace treaty was a historic watershed in the region's diplomacy.
  • Many historians consider the invention of the printing press to be a historic watershed.
  • The 1964 Civil Rights Act represented a historic watershed for equality in America.
  • This discovery marks a historic watershed in our understanding of the universe.
  • The election result proved to be a historic watershed for the country's economic policy.
  • We are currently living through what future generations will call a historic watershed.
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall was a historic watershed that changed the global political landscape.
  • Scholars argue about whether the industrial revolution was the only historic watershed of its kind.
  • Reaching this agreement is a historic watershed in the fight against climate change.
  • The move toward digital currencies represents a historic watershed for global finance.