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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Leaders must stay vigilant against economic volatility and global health crises.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
But on the other side of those savings are the former employees who are now facing their own budget crises.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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All seven people shot, five men and two women ranging in age from 28 to 32, were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries to their lower extremities, police said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their faces and extremities are bare; the rest of their bulbous bodies are covered in a layer of fur.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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In anticipation of Labor Day weekend, Acclivus increased street outreach hours and had staff on hand to respond to emergencies.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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National Guard troops can be deployed by the governor for state-level emergencies including civil unrest, and natural or human-caused crises.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those who focus on possibilities set the tone for others.—
Jeanne M. Stafford,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And regional bank stocks are now reacting to all the possibilities.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reason the picture has that title, in other words, and that idea finds a more direct correlation in the finale, which gives us one of the more grotesquely funny climaxes in recent horror.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Factors including growing student debt, remote work and changing views about parenthood could influence these cultural milestones in the coming decades.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of the city’s most venerable institutions are celebrating milestones, with the Joffrey Ballet marking its 70th anniversary — and 30 years in Chicago.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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