juncture

Example Sentences

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The European Union also warned in a recent submission that the organisation was "at a critical and, in fact, an existential juncture", while Britain cautioned that "without reform, it will slide into irrelevance".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The clash comes at a critical juncture for Washington’s tense dealings with Havana, showing how quickly sensitive discussions can be overtaken by unpredictable actors on the margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The themes of deglobalization, import and export resilience and self-dependency are all in motion, Lancastle continues, and “we are in the mid-phase” only at this juncture.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

"The WTO is at a critical and, in fact, an existential juncture," he warned at the end of January.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

At this juncture she went up to Olympus to talk to Jupiter.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton