as in crisis
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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Recent Examples of eleventh hour
When word of the funding threats came down, some grant-giving meetings were cancelled at the eleventh hour.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The group then marched to CUNY’s City College in Harlem, where Gov. Hochul was scheduled to speak at a workforce event that was called off at the eleventh hour.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
The development follows a week after more than 1,000 NASA employees were saved from dismissal at the eleventh hour from Trump administration moves to downsize the federal workforce.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
At the eleventh hour, regional leaders yanked the measure from the ballot, citing dwindling voter appetite for new taxes.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The group then marched to CUNY’s City College in Harlem, where Gov. Hochul was scheduled to speak at a workforce event that was called off at the eleventh hour.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
The development follows a week after more than 1,000 NASA employees were saved from dismissal at the eleventh hour from Trump administration moves to downsize the federal workforce.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
At the eleventh hour, regional leaders yanked the measure from the ballot, citing dwindling voter appetite for new taxes.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
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That’s a stark contrast to Ange Postecoglou’s high-intensity pressing style at Tottenham Hotspur, which is often cited as one of the reasons behind Spurs’ injury crisis and subsequent poor form this season.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For one thing, governments cannot control the supply, so relying on gold constrains their ability to respond to economic crises.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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This speeds up diagnostic processes, ensures timely reporting and facilitates rapid decision-making in emergency cases.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Officers were called to the employee housing unit to respond to a medical emergency, officials said in the statement.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Once at the hospital, he was put on dialysis, and emergency surgery was done to help relieve pressure building in his extremities, according to ESPN.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Blue or Red Skin in One Limb A blood clot within an extremity vein can cause the skin to turn pinkish, reddish, or discolored.3 This change in skin color is due to inflammation of the surrounding tissues caused by restricting blood flow back up to the heart.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its landscapes don’t offer guarantees, but rather the tantalizing tease of possibility.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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There is hope of working with his camp to find a new club — a move to a league like Saudi Arabia’s is not the only option and finding a team in Europe could be a possibility.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would die in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this time, much more slowly) built to the anticipated climax, leaving breadcrumbs both real and sometimes intentionally misleading.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Sunday’s stressful Season 3 finale, all the storylines came to a tragic climax, with Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), Rick (Walton Goggins) and Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn), who was revealed to be Rick’s real father, all dying in a shootout at the resort.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The situation quickly escalated, with the Uber driver threatening to call the police and kicking Ray in the groin, according to Buchen-Ray.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Manchester United are in the early stages of learning Amorim’s Plan A and lack the confidence and creativity to think their way out of a situation when things break down.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
27 Nov. 2024
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English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period.—
Madeleine Parrish,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Oct. 2024
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In a field where precision can make the difference between a modest payout and a landmark settlement, AcroDocz provides a competitive edge that reshapes the way legal professionals approach case evaluation and strategy.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on strawberry stars, landmark legislation and championship clashes.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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