defining moment

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Start by capturing a defining moment that reveals your core character.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The club said it was a chance to celebrate "a defining moment from the past, but also the vibrant present and future of the club".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Today marks the next phase of the Arm compute platform and a defining moment for our company.”

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But in the defining moment of High Point’s season, and Johnston’s career, he had no control over where he was shooting from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

What was really just a theatrical side show was now being enshrined in memory as the defining moment in the revolutionary drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis