moment of truth
noun phrase
1
: the final sword thrust in a bullfight
2
: a moment of crisis on whose outcome much or everything depends
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These ‘moments of truth’ also stand illuminated within the frame of these stories.
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Priyamvada Ramkumar
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Nationally, the electric vehicle industry, previously bolstered by federal incentives and grant programs, is facing a moment of truth: Can the market for EVs stand up on its own, without reliable federal support?
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
And then there is the element that stood so evident in the April record-setting playoff humiliation at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers – of Herro simply not being up to the defensive challenge at postseason moments of truth.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
The Aquarius Full Moon on August 9th is a moment of truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
IPOs are moments of truth—will public market investors, literally, buy what VCs have been backing for years?
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Every client interaction, from one human to another, is a moment of truth.
—Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
That highly public humiliation in February was a moment of truth for Zelenskyy, who treated it as an opportunity to learn how not to deal with Trump in the future.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Wall Street Journal: A moment of truth in Ukraine.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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Priyamvada Ramkumar
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Nationally, the electric vehicle industry, previously bolstered by federal incentives and grant programs, is facing a moment of truth: Can the market for EVs stand up on its own, without reliable federal support?
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
And then there is the element that stood so evident in the April record-setting playoff humiliation at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers – of Herro simply not being up to the defensive challenge at postseason moments of truth.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
The Aquarius Full Moon on August 9th is a moment of truth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
IPOs are moments of truth—will public market investors, literally, buy what VCs have been backing for years?
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Every client interaction, from one human to another, is a moment of truth.
—Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
That highly public humiliation in February was a moment of truth for Zelenskyy, who treated it as an opportunity to learn how not to deal with Trump in the future.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Wall Street Journal: A moment of truth in Ukraine.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Moment of truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moment%20of%20truth. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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