the shot heard round the world
/ðə ˌʃɒt ˌhɜːrd ˌraʊnd ðə ˈwɜːrld/
an event that triggers far-reaching consequences
the shot heard round the world in a sentence
“The assassination was the shot heard round the world.”
Origin of the shot heard round the world
Emerson's description of the first shot of the American Revolution at Lexington
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