as in crisis
the last possible time when something can be done
You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.
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In Episode 5, the strongest of the five that critics screened for review, Dr. Watson cares for a twenty-something woman amid her increasingly challenging sickle cell crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025 -
The Baltimore City Health Department has implemented several strategies to combat the opioid crisis, focusing on prevention, treatment access and harm reduction.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some parents, understandably, will argue that cell phone policies would prevent them from contacting their children in an emergency.—
Raj Goyle,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Over the past two weeks, the group’s team of five emergency vets — including several others loaned out by other shelters — have been working around the clock tending to the numerous animals injured in the blazes.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The young Calgary Flames netminder stretches his extremities, christens his crease by squirting it with whatever’s in his water bottle and might momentarily skate around his net.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Using World Pediatrics’ records in 2016, 2018, and 2019 for its pediatric upper extremity orthopedic mission trips, the research concluded that cost-effective surgical treatments for the upper extremity can be delivered through these orthopedic medical mission trips.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a possibility that some manufacturers may simply swap Red No. 3 for Red 40, another dye that is associated with separate health concerns.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the possibility that the Chinese government sees Musk as an operator who could help ease tensions between Beijing and Washington.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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At the climax of a recent episode of the U.K. version of the competition reality series, Gray stormed off the stage after the judges failed to save her.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Apple officially confirmed it back in fall 2024 following the climax of season 4.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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When corporate leaders make decisions in a vacuum, communications teams are left scrambling to create strategies at the eleventh hour or sometimes even after the fact.—
Nick Karoglou,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unless something changes at the eleventh hour, the ban appears set to take effect on Jan. 19.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2025
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Gathered together for the milestone was the entire cast led by Tony nominee Robyn Hurder, who is playing Ivy Lynn, the character Megan Hilty made famous on screen.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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To mark the milestone, The New Yorker is digitizing its full archive, opening new pathways into a hundred years of great reporting, Profiles, fiction, and humor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 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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