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acme

noun as in pinnacle of achievement or physical object

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The 65-year gap between the song’s original release and its acme position is the longest in history, according to Billboard.

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“These reflect the infamous Sun Tzu quote, ‘the acme of skill is to win a war without firing a shot,’” Mr. McCreight wrote.

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“There is no blinking the obvious,” he wrote, “the Warners have pulled all the stops in making this picture the acme of the gangster-prison film.”

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“I devote myself to the acme of emptiness,” says another.

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“Even though Donald Trump is no longer president, I believe the latest round” of attacks are the acme of Trump’s rhetoric, she says.

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