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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Schell’s book was originally published as a three-part essay in the New Yorker in 1981, at the height of the Cold War.
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Australian police are investigating whether a woman found dead on a popular beach was killed by dingoes, as a recent spate of shark attacks prompted officials to close dozens of other beaches on the country’s east coast at the height of summer.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
What other mayor would have the foresight, the vision to travel to Ghana for an inauguration nobody cares about at the height of the California wildfire season?
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
Set in 1960s Brazil at the height of the Cold War, the live action spy series follows Brigitte, a journalist who doubles as a CIA agent.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Australian police are investigating whether a woman found dead on a popular beach was killed by dingoes, as a recent spate of shark attacks prompted officials to close dozens of other beaches on the country’s east coast at the height of summer.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
What other mayor would have the foresight, the vision to travel to Ghana for an inauguration nobody cares about at the height of the California wildfire season?
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
Set in 1960s Brazil at the height of the Cold War, the live action spy series follows Brigitte, a journalist who doubles as a CIA agent.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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