culmination
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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
The phone call informing players they had made their national team for the tournament was, in many cases, the culmination of a lifelong dream.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The installation of the memorial was the culmination of a dream - but there were setbacks along the way.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Richard Nixon left the White House via the South Lawn after announcing his resignation in 1974 in the culmination of the Watergate scandal, boarding a military helicopter and giving his trademark double victory sign.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Her only child’s wedding—die culmination of all she had been, thought or done in this world— had dragged from her energy and stamina even die did not know she possessed.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing culmination
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