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culmination

[kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn] / ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən /


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But, for Douglas, ex-CEO of Abu Dhabi's Etihad airline, the inaugural flight is "the culmination of four years' worth of preparation".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“TheyDream” is a culmination of the eclectic and nimble artistic practice that Caballero has developed since he studied digital art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"This is the culmination of 10 years of systemic failure to develop specialist provision for our most vulnerable children," he says.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He pictures the theme park as the culmination of these ventures: a home base for his ideas and a haven of family experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A summary of the last 13,000 years of New World and western Eurasian history makes clear how Europe’s conquest of the Americas was merely the culmination of two long and mostly separate historical trajectories.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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