critical moment
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The strikes also came at a critical moment with diplomatic efforts to end the conflict involving mediator Pakistan on a knife-edge.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
This is a critical moment in an outbreak where there is uncertainty about how far it has spread, but there are already almost 250 suspected cases and 80 deaths.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Amy Thoma, a former Republican strategist who is no longer affiliated with a political party, noted that Becerra’s surge comes at a critical moment in the election, shortly before ballots land in Californians’ mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Video footage of a captured U.S. airman in enemy hands would have handed Tehran a major propaganda tool and a source of leverage at a critical moment in the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
At this critical moment, when they needed to escape Maryland as quickly as possible, they did something unexplainable—they did nothing!
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
