climax
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It is understood that Saka's ongoing Achilles issue has not deteriorated since the climax of the domestic season.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
And when the action reaches its combustible Sam Shepardesque climax, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz’s transformed set leaves little room for the confrontation scene that Flynn directs at full throttle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The cast’s choices are like weather-balloon data that presage the disaster of the movie’s climax, when everyone behaves like an emotionally incontinent millennial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
On Tuesday, the climax of the hajj is the gathering on Mount Arafat, about 10 kilometres from Mina, where it is believed the Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The climax was the dedication of a memorial plaque explaining what had happened to Phineas and to brain science as a result.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Rhetoric
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