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[ak-mee] / ˈæk mi /


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The 65-year gap between the song’s original release and its acme position is the longest in history, according to Billboard.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2023

“These reflect the infamous Sun Tzu quote, ‘the acme of skill is to win a war without firing a shot,’” Mr. McCreight wrote.

From Washington Times May 24, 2023

“There is no blinking the obvious,” he wrote, “the Warners have pulled all the stops in making this picture the acme of the gangster-prison film.”

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2023

Seventy years ago, Vespa was the acme of modern metropolitan living.

From The Guardian Oct. 3, 2018

Poor lady! at this very moment her trials were at their acme.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield




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