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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Venus will join forces with Saturn in Pisces — activating your 12th house of closure, dreams and unconscious patterns — bringing a moment of truth regarding your emotional landscape and hidden fears.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Today is Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) moment of truth.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Kenney, a long-time copywriter, has a gift for catching moments of truth in office settings.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Every good day, like every great season, has its moments of truth.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
This will be a moment of truth for DRACO because the program does not include any ground tests with a powered reactor.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
The tech sector faces a moment of truth in its ambitious climate targets, as the growing power needs of artificial intelligence data centers jeopardize the industry’s promise to slash carbon emissions.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Today is the big test for the presidential candidate, a moment of truth that could well determine his future viability as his party’s standard bearer in his campaign for a second term and if the public would be willing to vote for him.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter In today’s issue:
Johnson fights for his gavel
FBI: New Orleans, Las Vegas deaths not linked
Details behind Chinese Treasury Department hack
New Syrian government begins diplomatic visits
Today is Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) moment of truth.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Kenney, a long-time copywriter, has a gift for catching moments of truth in office settings.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Every good day, like every great season, has its moments of truth.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
This will be a moment of truth for DRACO because the program does not include any ground tests with a powered reactor.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
The tech sector faces a moment of truth in its ambitious climate targets, as the growing power needs of artificial intelligence data centers jeopardize the industry’s promise to slash carbon emissions.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Today is the big test for the presidential candidate, a moment of truth that could well determine his future viability as his party’s standard bearer in his campaign for a second term and if the public would be willing to vote for him.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
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“Moment of truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moment%20of%20truth. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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