as in make-or-break
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In addition, more than 70 of his own MPs have told him to quit and several ministerial aides have resigned, with Starmer's 'make-or-break' speech yesterday failing to quell the growing rebellion.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
12 May 2026 -
Yes, definitely a make-or-break year for Guyton, in my opinion.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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The climactic tension of the fourth quarter gave way to an easy overtime, with New York out-scoring Cleveland 14-3.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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In a climactic battle that fans have been waiting for since the show’s series premiere, Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr) have a years-in-the-making, bloody face-off.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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That assessment didn’t mention Taiwan directly, but, in relation to Iran, said both sides had agreed that the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil and natural gas, must remain open.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The subpoenas were crucial in getting the names of children and their families so the Justice Department could interview them.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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There is a long tradition of environmental disasters serving as the catalyst for post-apocalyptic potboilers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The setting for these images had a post-apocalyptic bent to them in a Young Adult–novel way.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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In Canada, those minerals sit in the same rock formations where miners already dig for copper, nickel, and diamonds, or explore for critical green transition metals like lithium and cobalt.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Global energy demand is projected to rise more than 50% by 2040, driven by economic growth in Asia and power-hungry AI infrastructure — and LNG, which is a cleaner fuel than coal or oil, is seen as a critical source to help meet that demand.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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