apogee

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Even those classics representing the apogee of aesthetic and moral imagination are considered suspect.

From Los Angeles Times

Once it hit apogee, or the high point, the capsule fell back toward the Texas desert, touching down softly under three parachutes.

From Washington Post

After reaching its apogee, or high point, it reoriented itself and is falling back toward Earth, gliding to a runway landing.

From Washington Post

Of course there’s “Mommie Dearest,” camp’s cinematic apogee, which turns 40 this year and is the starting point for any Camp 101 watch party.

From New York Times

The apogee of his draconian dramatics came on Sunday, when he ordered a fighter jet to intercept a commercial airliner bound for Lithuania and carrying one of his self-exiled opponents, journalist Raman Pratasevich.

From Seattle Times