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the latest possible time
- The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of eleventh hour was in 1821
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