crescendo
Example Sentences
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At the song’s crescendo, one of the men jumps into the fountain outside the pavilion, prompting Disney cast members and security to intervene.
This year has been a banner one for precious metals, with the buying frenzy reaching a crescendo during December, but one strategist is warning of rising risks for investors.
From MarketWatch
Investor anxiety hit a crescendo in November, when Blue Owl, the poster child for private-credit lending, scrapped a plan to merge two funds it manages.
They appear about midway through the installation as an exciting crescendo.
It’s fitting that the trajectory leads not toward a splashy crescendo but the softer, melancholy landing of the finale “Our Time”: starry-eyed dreams sung on a rooftop in 1957.
From Los Angeles Times
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