as in crisis
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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After signing it Monday evening, Newsom heralded it as a solution to the state’s affordability crisis, which reached a fever pitch last year and peaked when a series of wildfires devastated Los Angeles in January, burning thousands of homes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025 -
Stablecoins have, historically, flourished where there is economic instability and global crisis may further support the cross-border reliance on the stability of the U.S. currency.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The person recently died in the Flagstaff Medical Center emergency department on the day the person sought treatment, the statement said.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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The 2025-26 term will begin in October, but orders on emergency applications can come at any time.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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According to the warrant affidavit, an autopsy later found Eaton died of blunt impact injury of her head, neck, torso and extremities.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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Other victims included Javier Castillo, 15, of Central Islip, who was befriended by gang members only to be hacked with a machete in the head, neck, torso and extremities in an isolated marsh.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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And the possibility of a split verdict here, at the least, is very real.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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From clothes to baby strollers, the possibilities can radically help to improve the logistics of intermodal travel.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Is the Michelin star really in the bag, as Episode 3’s snowy climax would suggest?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
1 July 2025
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The Capricorn full moon on July 10th brings a climax in your friendship or community life.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
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At the eleventh hour, the legislature then also imposed a requirement that all programs meet new enrollment guidelines; degrees with just a few students now will be eliminated.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Brittany tracked down four major ways provisions in this tax bill could affect Hoosiers. UNDER THE DOME: The degree purge begins Giving Braun total appointing power over the IU board of trustees wasn't the only higher-ed language slipped into the state budget in the eleventh hour.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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The production, directed by Michael Mayer and choreographed by Steven Hoggett, marks this therapy milestone by having backup singers and chorus members emerge from behind Neil’s chair.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The chipmaker closed above that milestone Thursday as CNBC reported that the technology titan met with President Donald Trump.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 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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She's stopped, however, when Derringer and Clarke burst in at the zero hour, giving impassioned speeches about the importance of the alliance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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