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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Turning 37 at the end of June, Messi is still considered to be at the height of his powers by many and helped his country to a second successive Copa America title in the United States.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Pull an iconic ’70s rock album out of a hat and there’s a decent chance it was recorded at Electric Lady, as everyone from Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones to Patti Smith and David Bowie used the studio at the height of its powers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
The disruptions occurred at the height of the summer travel season, stranding thousands of Delta customers, a rare incident for the carrier that markets itself as a premium carrier that gets top marks for reliability.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
The research also found that at the height of inflation in 2022—arguably when consumers might have been paying the most attention to a metric aimed at bringing it down—the public was instead disengaging.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Pull an iconic ’70s rock album out of a hat and there’s a decent chance it was recorded at Electric Lady, as everyone from Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones to Patti Smith and David Bowie used the studio at the height of its powers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
The disruptions occurred at the height of the summer travel season, stranding thousands of Delta customers, a rare incident for the carrier that markets itself as a premium carrier that gets top marks for reliability.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
The research also found that at the height of inflation in 2022—arguably when consumers might have been paying the most attention to a metric aimed at bringing it down—the public was instead disengaging.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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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 10 Sep. 2024.
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