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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Democrats assert daily, aided by the mainstream media, that the United States faces a constitutional crisis.—
Matt Klink,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025 -
The memo has touched off a crisis at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office and in Adams’ administration.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The organization was criticized back in 2014 for its long delay in declaring the outbreak a public health emergency, which hindered swift containment measures that could have prevented the virus from spreading across borders.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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There's little doubt about next week being a 'climate emergency' with extreme cold—perhaps historical—wrecking the central United States.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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In some cases, athletes with upper extremity DVT may also undergo a procedure to remove the clot.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Blood flow is redirected to vital organs, while extremities receive less circulation, increasing the risk of frostbite.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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In March, a California Judge will decide whether to commute the brothers sentences' of life in prison without the possibility of parole, potentially paving the way for their release.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The damage to his lungs was already chronic, and in recent days a few cardinals have openly spoken about the possibility of Francis resigning, as his predecessor Benedict XVI did in 2013.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The climax of their rivalry, 1066’s Battle of Hastings, forged modern Britain.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The fiery face-off between the two was a natural climax of the Traitors’ escalating mistrust, dating back to Reyes’s response to Boston Rob turning on Bob the Drag Queen.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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At the eleventh hour, the expectant buyer sent over a 200-page security review questionnaire.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
29 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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Meanwhile, there have been many articles and books commemorating the milestone; one of the latter made headlines Friday for a publicity gaffe involving Tina Fey and Jon Hamm.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Looking to the Future Thanks to a combination of cancer treatments and a bone marrow transplant from her brother, Stokes, now 39, is on the brink of a remarkable milestone.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 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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