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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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 -
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
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What began as an emergency measure in rare cases has become a standard investigative tool used thousands of times each year.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Ukraine's state emergency service said five other people were injured in Smila, with a college and three other buildings damaged.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 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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While Robinson could begin talking about a new deal with other teams when free agency opens around the league Monday at 6 p.m., returning to the Heat on a new contract also remains a possibility, according to a league source.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
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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Without more, the court can only conclude that defense counsel is using the volume of discovery measured in terabytes as a tactic to delay the proceeding at the eleventh hour simply for the sake of delay rather than a legitimate threat of prejudice to defendant’s substantial rights.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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The typical Springfield gambit of waiting until the eleventh hour to spring controversial initiatives on the public in order to keep determined opposition from forming backfired spectacularly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Flying Blue Program Turns 20 The loyalty program of Air France-KLM and several other airlines has reached its 20th milestone and is celebrating with numerous offers.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Today marks two racing milestones for my friend Jerry Bruckheimer, the release of F1 and the 35 year anniversary to the day of our collaboration with the great Tony Scott on Days of Thunder.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 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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