seminal moment

collocation in English

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seminal
adjective
uk
/ˈsem.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈsem.ə.nəl/
formal
containing important new ideas and having a great influence on ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofseminalandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nevertheless, it should be viewed as aseminalmomentfor gender mainstreaming, as women are now taken into account in security and peacekeeping operations.
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In 1945, there was aseminalmomentin the history of human rights around the western world and elsewhere.
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This case was aseminalmomentin the formation of a balance between federalism, federal power, and states' powers.
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While there, she had aseminalmomentthat turned her to feminism and inspired her to take up performing.
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He added that graduating from high school is such aseminalmomentfor kids and parents.
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Theseminalmoment, perhaps, of the twentieth century.
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Aseminalmomentin the history of sculpture, this exhibition brought the language of minimal sculpture into the public eye.
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Bates was a pivotal figure in thatseminalmomentof the civil rights movement.
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I believe that we have reached one of those seminal moments when we must go for complete change.
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One of the seminal moments in the campaign was at a press conference called to announce the forthcoming election.
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