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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But, at the height of the pandemic home-buying frenzy, the salary needed to buy a home in the state jumped dramatically.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Designed at the height of the pandemic, the elegantly supple clothes made clear that the designer was in tune with his customers and was charting a new course for Zegna.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Davis’ arrest on the theft charge happened at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as Sacramento Superior Court officials instituted an emergency bail schedule to control the number of inmates held in jail custody.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Designed at the height of the pandemic, the elegantly supple clothes made clear that the designer was in tune with his customers and was charting a new course for Zegna.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Davis’ arrest on the theft charge happened at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as Sacramento Superior Court officials instituted an emergency bail schedule to control the number of inmates held in jail custody.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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