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juncture

[juhngk-cher] / ˈdʒʌŋk tʃər /


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But she stressed Wednesday that "at this juncture, I see it as prudent to give a bit more time to observe how inflation unfolds from here."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

When Ms. Lewis pauses to suggest a little applause would be acceptable at a certain juncture, for instance, it feels amusingly almost like a royal command.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

At this juncture, the county is not taking over the district.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Yet this is clearly a delicate juncture in his career as he approaches his 29th birthday.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Yet, attempts to answer these questions had all become mired at precisely the same juncture.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Both junctures would have taken others months to recover from.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Give him the benefit of hindsight and look at the previous junctures at which he was condemned for not bringing the war to a conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

I’m a hospice physician, and it’s at junctures like this that I can offer a life vest that completely changes the end-of-life experience.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2025

They plan for him to succeed or fail at certain junctures but don’t fully take into account what he’s wired to question along the way.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2025

But some, those occurring at critical junctures or branch points, may change the pattern of history.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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