moment of truth

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"This is a moment of truth," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Thursday.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The other way small-caps could outperform is if AI stocks have a moment of truth.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

They lightly banter until the moment of truth.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

For Dershwitz, the moment of truth — athletically and financially — came at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Then came what he called the moment of truth: they brought the sample to the thirty-seven-inch cyclotron, placed it in a neutron beam, and waited for their detector to announce the kicks that indicated fission.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik