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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a watershed year" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant year that marks an important turning point or change in a particular context, such as history, politics, or personal life.
Example: "The year 2020 was a watershed year for the global response to climate change, leading to unprecedented policy changes."
Alternatives: "a pivotal year" or "a turning point year".
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Profits were $372m£240m0m) in the fourth quarter after a large loss in the same period a year earlier, capping what Smith called "a watershed year".
Romania faces a watershed year.
A watershed year for the league.
This year is a "watershed year for global coal markets," a Goldman Sachs report said.
The year just passed may be remembered as a watershed year in climate policy.
Industry group the Electricity Storage Network describes 2017 as a "watershed" year for the technology.
By any standard, 2015 is likely to be a watershed year for UK public managers.
For the telecommunications business as a whole, 1996 was a watershed year.
For corporate America as a whole, 1997 was a watershed year.
"My guess is that 2003 will be proved a watershed year," Gunn says.
For the legion of anti-B.C.S. college football fans, 2010 was supposed to be a watershed year in this respect.
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