culmination
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It was the culmination of a showdown in the Clacton constituency, which was boycotted by the other major British parties.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s the grunting culmination of a love affair that began when Higdon, a retired cancer surgeon, encountered a line of yaks in Nepal not far from Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
That may be the culmination of negotiations or just the beginning, but it isn’t actually the goal, especially for a superpower.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
“This extraordinary residence represents the culmination of that passion: a Napa-inspired estate that embodies everything she loved most about residential design,” the listing goes on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The unbelievable agility, the split-second timing the brothers are putting on display announces the culmination of the fast-dancing segment of the party.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
About 100 high school graduations and end-of-year culminations were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, with graduation events continuing through June 16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Amazon’s fulfillment centers are one of the more disturbing culminations of this same mania for hyper-regulated efficiency at all costs.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
I think it’s because of a writerly trick that Beard uses in each of these stories, which has the effect of making the deaths proper culminations of the pieces in which they appear.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2021
Mr. McCain does not expect the health care vote to be the culminations of his congressional career, which began when he won a House seat in 1982.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2017
Men whose years are crowded with crises, culminations, and events, who run the most risks in business, are found with the steadiest papers in their hands.
From The Lost Art of Reading by Gerald Stanley Lee
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