denouement
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Rangers have a leadership deficit that has cost them their place in the denouement, they have a weakness at their heart that caught up with them in the end.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
For high-school seniors across the country, May 1 is the denouement of a college admissions chess game that has become more complicated than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Next week the league phase comes to a dramatic denouement with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
There is hope here and across the region that there may soon be a denouement to the war.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
The day after May failed to make her appearance, the day after Ob trudged miserably one way while I trudged miserably the other, was what they call in English class the denouement.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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