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climax

[klahy-maks] / ˈklaɪ mæks /




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She said that the change to the script added a spiritual strangeness to the film and gave the second act a real climax, because no one expected to lose the Jedi master.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Lamar put Drake on blast in his halftime performance at the 2025 Super Bowl – the climax of which featured his diss track, “Not Like Us,” that only days prior had earned five Grammys.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

With two games to go, it looks like the destination of the trophy will not be decided until Hearts visit Celtic Park next Saturday in what would be a monumental head-to-head climax to the season.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Finally, at the climax of a twelve-day manhunt that had gripped the nation, a heavily armed patrol of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry had cornered Lincoln’s assassin!

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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