as in crises
the last possible time when something can be done
You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.
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The move triggered a global collapse of silver prices, froze half the world’s precious metal reserves, and helped ignite the cascading crises of 1873.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026 -
Most CEOs are making consequential calls in the margins of their schedule, between meetings, between crises, between everything else.—
Liam Chrismer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The condition causes nerve damage, primarily in the extremities, that can interfere with the ability to walk.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Its symptoms are similar to typhus, except the rash starts at the extremities and moves to the trunk.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Population growth at the wildland-urban boundary also increases exposure, while firefighting resources are strained as multiple regions face simultaneous emergencies.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Beyond prescheduled transfers, CAISO reported that power generators in the Western Energy Imbalance Market – a system launched in 2014 to help Western power systems share electricity in emergencies – dynamically delivered an extra 1,000 MW of emergency power.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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With enough capital and the necessary technology, the possibilities really open up.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Outside, the property's expansive grounds open up even more possibilities.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2026
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These two songs function as the record’s thematic and sonic climaxes, respectively.—
Raphael Helfand,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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Natural landscapes, calming music, personal milestones, and community acts of kindness.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But to mark a few recent milestones, some of the spacefarers aboard the orbital outpost temporarily hung up their spacesuits and instead donned their aprons.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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