juncture
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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
While cost-push inflation over the past three years has severely burdened the Japanese public, stimulating demand at this juncture would only accelerate inflation, Noji says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Xi told Putin that the Middle East was at a "critical juncture" and called for an "early end to the conflict", in particular to secure energy supplies.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Incredibly, at this critical juncture in financial history, after which so much changed so quickly, the only constraint in the subprime mortgage market was a shortage of people willing to bet against it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The data continue to show that medical-school students and graduates consistently excel at these critical junctures: Six-year graduation rates average 96.1%, and M.D. students and graduates steadily achieve high first-time pass rates on the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Petchey was sat in her box alongside Raducanu's long-time ally Jane O'Donoghue, regularly offering praise and encouragement at crucial junctures.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
During his first 15 NFL seasons, Matthew Stafford’s teams experienced scheduled off weeks at various junctures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
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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