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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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Total value: $$10.60 billion Summary After a big spike in the value of imports during the height of the pandemic — largely from Switzerland to JFK International Airport — the value (and weight) of gold imports have continued their more normal undulations.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The file is dated 2015 - the height of the protest movement against the government and when regime paranoia would have been at its highest.
—James Longman, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Rainfall totals of 3-5 inches, with isolated higher amounts upwards of 7 inches, may lead to some instances of flooding during the height of the event Friday evening/overnight into Saturday morning, the weather service said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
During his first term, Trump presided over an unprecedented number of federal executions, carried out during the height of the pandemic.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The file is dated 2015 - the height of the protest movement against the government and when regime paranoia would have been at its highest.
—James Longman, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Rainfall totals of 3-5 inches, with isolated higher amounts upwards of 7 inches, may lead to some instances of flooding during the height of the event Friday evening/overnight into Saturday morning, the weather service said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
During his first term, Trump presided over an unprecedented number of federal executions, carried out during the height of the pandemic.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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