as in crisis
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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Recent Examples of eleventh hour
Without patent rights, an innovator could spend years developing a novel technology only to have a competitor swoop in and steal their invention at the eleventh hour.
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Kenneth Braithwaite, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
As California prepared to become the first state to ban several food additives in 2023, titanium dioxide was removed from the legislation at the eleventh hour amid vocal opposition from food companies.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
Attempts to win council support for a smaller hike went nowhere as well, and Johnson and aldermen patched together a budget at the eleventh hour with a hodgepodge of fee increases, business taxes and fines.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Some negotiations have faltered at the eleventh hour, requiring concessions — such as Canada abandoning its digital services tax — to restart.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 July 2025
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Kenneth Braithwaite, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
As California prepared to become the first state to ban several food additives in 2023, titanium dioxide was removed from the legislation at the eleventh hour amid vocal opposition from food companies.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
Attempts to win council support for a smaller hike went nowhere as well, and Johnson and aldermen patched together a budget at the eleventh hour with a hodgepodge of fee increases, business taxes and fines.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Some negotiations have faltered at the eleventh hour, requiring concessions — such as Canada abandoning its digital services tax — to restart.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
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In effect, farmers in rural America have warned of an impending economic crisis from the compounding factors of losing their top export market, falling crop prices and high costs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Which is to say, this isn’t the story of a greedy, materialistic man who suffers a crisis of conscience while trying to pry a priceless treasure away from an uneducated hick who doesn’t know any better.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Milwaukee County, law enforcement officers are the only people who can initiate an emergency mental health detention and send someone to be evaluated for a possible involuntary hospital stay.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The agency, now responsible for foreign aid distribution following the closure of USAID earlier this year, has prepositioned emergency supplies in six global warehouses to support affected communities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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An autopsy conducted on Campbell revealed significant amount of bruising and abrasions to the boy's head, face, torso, back and extremities.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Reichardt emphasizes the extremity of the action with a strikingly novel form of cinematic narrative that, in a more ordinary drama, might feel like a facile evasion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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There is a possibility that their romance has traveled off-screen.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The companies pointed out that the laser weapon system offers new possibilities for counter-operations against non-cooperative targets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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In some ways, Doug’s death signaled two tragedies, as Sage’s grand romance also came to a climax and an end over the course of Gen V’s season two finale.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, according two people with knowledge of the situation.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many of the commenters agreed that OP wasn't in the wrong for the situation and offered her advice on how to handle it.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The zero hour show begins at 1 p.m. ET and the main matches begin at 3 p.m. ET.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras.—
Will Potter
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The poetic image of the boomerang traveling through space rings real and true in this landmark study as a feat of engineering and an enduring symbol that traversed and survived colonialism.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once the residence of sultans, this 17th-century landmark in Istanbul now invites discerning travelers to experience imperial grandeur infused with contemporary touches.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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