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 May, the company reported a 3.6 percent drop in same-store sales nationwide, the steepest decline since 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic.
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Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Linda Sun, the former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent, also schemed to steer $35 million in state contracts to two PPE vendors run by a cousin and her husband at the height of the COVID pandemic, according to new court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The French fashion house’s launch is hitting the market at the height of the Labubu craze; the Chinese kid’s toy that has taken the luxury world by storm as a must-have accessory for high-end bags, like Hermès’s iconic Birkin.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
Released at the height of the gatefold LP jacket era, Here Comes Bobby — his lone Top 10 disc — folded out into a 3-foot-plus full-body shot of the singer.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Linda Sun, the former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent, also schemed to steer $35 million in state contracts to two PPE vendors run by a cousin and her husband at the height of the COVID pandemic, according to new court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
The French fashion house’s launch is hitting the market at the height of the Labubu craze; the Chinese kid’s toy that has taken the luxury world by storm as a must-have accessory for high-end bags, like Hermès’s iconic Birkin.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
Released at the height of the gatefold LP jacket era, Here Comes Bobby — his lone Top 10 disc — folded out into a 3-foot-plus full-body shot of the singer.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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