juncture
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The most important takeaway at this juncture is that she can apply outside the normal open-enrollment period, given that she lost her job.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 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
"A credible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would be one of the most important developments for the global economy at this juncture," said Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He knew he was making a complete ass out of himself but had no idea how to organize a retreat at this juncture of the conversation.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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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