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culminate

[kuhl-muh-nayt] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪt /


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Raman and a majority of her colleagues had voted the previous year for a package of increases that would culminate in a $30-per-hour minimum wage in summer 2028.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional faceoffs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

George H. W. Bush's February 1989 visit was overshadowed by growing calls for democratic reform in China that would culminate in massive protests and a bloody crackdown later that year.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

The resulting “interviews” of passengers in these dragnet operations usually culminate in a request for “consent” to search the passenger’s luggage.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

It culminates in a deeply unserious fight scene where everyone is very obviously not throwing punches.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

That has been evident in Jaissle's first week, which culminates in a friendly against Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“Choo Choo Revue” culminates in a look toward the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The three countries, along with the Netherlands and Iceland, pulled out of this year's event in Vienna, which kicks off on Tuesday and culminates in Saturday's grand final.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The clash culminates several weeks after Enrique arrives, when Maria Isabel telephones collect and her call is rejected because some of the immigrants in the trailer do not know who she is.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The $111-billion transaction culminated a year-long battle by the 43-year-old tech scion to add Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That project culminated two years ago in Loper Bright v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

"This generation with Nedved and others culminated in 2004 and we had a feeling we should have won the Euros. We played better football than in 1996," Zlamal said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Entering in a parade of nations and standing at attention, the athletes were treated to a thunderous show that culminated in the release of twenty thousand doves.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

Brussels has already drawn Washington's ire with probes under different laws, culminating in fines worth billions of dollars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rebecca Onion digs into the movie’s many twists and turns, culminating in “the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

For him to make a recovery within that time frame, culminating in playing football in a Transplant World Cup, is "remarkable", according to Dr Callan.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

And in “The Musical,” you can see both of her parents in the audience during the culminating school show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

This was the culminating romantic event of the school year on campus, and it seemed to me in my fantasy mode to be the perfect vehicle for our reconciliation.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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