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pinnacle

[pin-uh-kuhl] / ˈpɪn ə kəl /


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It was deemed the pinnacle of his decades-long career.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Open at Los Angeles Country Club, the victory marked a return to the pinnacle of golf after his career had spun off track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

After a section about his own adult baptism, the pinnacle of his faith journey, Vance launches, jarringly, into a chapter about his views of the international order.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

It answered doubts Hamilton admitted to having at times himself about whether he could still do the job at the pinnacle of the sport he once dominated.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

He felt that he was living upon a high pinnacle where bracing winds whipped about him.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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