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crescendo

[kri-shen-doh, -sen-doh, kre-shen-daw] / krɪˈʃɛn doʊ, -ˈsɛn doʊ, krɛˈʃɛn dɔ /


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“It is just going to be a building crescendo of who’s going to be able to get their molecules and who is not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

By this time, the clamour to stop playing Suryavanshi at the age-group level, even against players five years older than him, had reached a crescendo.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

That could mean investors are in for more pain ahead, as major selloffs typically reach their crescendo as the volatility gauge peaks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"The main difficulty is respecting the score's crescendo and keeping your energy and strength intact until the big leaps, when your legs start to burn," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The sharp, reverberating hoofbeats that moments ago had mixed into the surging sound of the river were now a crescendo upon me.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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