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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In 2017, at the height of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis when Rodríguez was foreign minister, Caracas donated half a million dollars to Trump’s inauguration committee through its oil subsidiary CITGO4.
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Ethan was only 2 years old at the time, and Jackson reflected on the difficulties of being a single dad while at the height of his career in a June 2021 interview with ROUTE.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Adams’ weekday morning livestreams regularly garnered tens of thousands of views on YouTube and were also viewable on Rumble, where the cartoonist went to avoid speech restrictions on YouTube at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Being diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at the height of Alinea's early success was no doubt the biggest.
—Jackie Kostek, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Ethan was only 2 years old at the time, and Jackson reflected on the difficulties of being a single dad while at the height of his career in a June 2021 interview with ROUTE.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Adams’ weekday morning livestreams regularly garnered tens of thousands of views on YouTube and were also viewable on Rumble, where the cartoonist went to avoid speech restrictions on YouTube at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Being diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer at the height of Alinea's early success was no doubt the biggest.
—Jackie Kostek, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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