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keys

British  
/ kiːz /

interjection

  1. dialect a children's cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game

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Origin of keys

origin uncertain

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Or similarly, instead of having to need a hundred keys to open a hundred doors in normal computing, quantum enables you to open all one hundred, with one key, instantly.

From BBC

After about 5½ hours of work, Hummel logged the completion of the job into the computer and turned in the keys.

From The Wall Street Journal

New research suggests that one of the most important keys to a healthier and more youthful heart may be the vagus nerve.

From Science Daily

She hadn’t taken her shoes, her wallet, her keys or a coat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not funny is when they take away the car keys.

From The Wall Street Journal

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