watershed moment
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A specific instant that constitutes a turning point.
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- The invention of the printing press was a watershed moment for human knowledge dissemination.
- For the civil rights movement, the 1960s were a watershed moment of significant change.
- The company's decision to go public marked a watershed moment in its financial history.
- Many consider the first moon landing to be a watershed moment in space exploration.
- On a personal level, graduating from university felt like a true watershed moment.
- The new legislation represents a watershed moment for privacy rights.
- Critics hailed the film as a watershed moment for independent cinema.
- The signing of the peace treaty was a watershed moment for the war-torn region.
- This technological breakthrough could be a watershed moment for renewable energy.
- The concert was a watershed moment in recent music history.