coming to a head
Example Sentences
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The monthslong drama over the leadership of the Federal Reserve is finally coming to a head.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
All of this is coming to a head just weeks before the Jan. 30 appropriations deadline.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
The pressures are coming to a head in one of Germany’s primary chemical-industry clusters, centered on the East German city of Leipzig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
An effort to add 118,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is coming to a head in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Whatever was happening, it had Shorty on edge and defensive; things, in Milagro and in Horsethief Shorty Wilson himself, were coming to a head.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
