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acme

[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

While he took issue at the time with being labeled as a "male Carole King," Rundgren's double-album was released at the acme of the singer-songwriter era.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

Morpheus held a vase in one hand, and poppies in the other, which he gently shook to induce a state of drowsiness,—according to him, the acme of bliss.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)




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