watershed moment

collocation in English

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watershed
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tə.ʃed/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ʃed/
an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofwatershedandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nevertheless, these competencies have brought us to awatershedmomentin residency, and by extension, in medical education.
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This crossover marks awatershedmomentfor several characters.
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This is why we are at awatershedmoment.
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This proved to be awatershedmomentfor the bond insurance industry, igniting steady growth in demand for many years.
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The prototypical summer blockbuster, its release is regarded as awatershedmomentin motion picture history.
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It was awatershedmomentin the province's political history.
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The game is now seen as awatershedmomentin the intersection of civil rights and sports.
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It was this tree ring which helped in establishing a missing link in the ability to use tree rings as dating markers, and was thewatershedmomentin dendrochronology.
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This is one of those watershed moments.
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