major piece
Americannoun
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And when Ball got pregnant midway through the run, “Lucy” turned the fictional birth of Little Ricky into the medium’s first major piece of event programming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Are you likely to buy a major piece of equipment?
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Earlier this year, this company announced that it had broken ground on a major piece of grid infrastructure in Louisiana that would connect Meta’s newest data center in the state.
From Barron's • Oct. 3, 2025
That alone is a major piece of legislation.
From Slate • May 17, 2025
Doing otherwise would have been like failing to resign after losing a major piece in a chess tournament—a social irritant, a waste of time and resources.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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