climax
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The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
"We start with the climax," explained actor An Chae-hee, who plays the female lead.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
The climax finds the main characters pursuing a preposterous plot to secure their futures through a desperate plan to steal government vouchers and bid for an oil company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
He was also one of Morocco's superstars during the Africa Cup of Nations, with the host team making it to the final where they lost in a chaotic climax to the tournament to Senegal.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Though it is powerful, it is not triumphant; it is agonising - at its climax is a leitmotif associated with suffering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing climax
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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