at the height of
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: at the most advanced or extreme point of (something)
He was at the height of his fame when he died.
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Sales were decent, too, with more than one million copies shifted per year at the height of what quickly became a phenomenon.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Alana claimed her mother, who sold their home and other belongings at the height of her addiction, took $35,000 of her earnings for appearing on Dancing With the Stars in 2019.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 5 June 2025
In 2018, at the height of the White House leader’s irritation with the bloc, only six member states met the 2% target, including the U.S..
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 June 2025
During oral arguments for Mahmoud in April 2025, some justices briefly discussed another precedent: the Supreme Court’s 1943 judgment in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, resolved at the height of U.S. involvement in World War II.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Alana claimed her mother, who sold their home and other belongings at the height of her addiction, took $35,000 of her earnings for appearing on Dancing With the Stars in 2019.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 5 June 2025
In 2018, at the height of the White House leader’s irritation with the bloc, only six member states met the 2% target, including the U.S..
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 June 2025
During oral arguments for Mahmoud in April 2025, some justices briefly discussed another precedent: the Supreme Court’s 1943 judgment in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, resolved at the height of U.S. involvement in World War II.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
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“At the height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20height%20of. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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