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culminate

[kuhl-muh-nayt] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪt /


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“Any officers who violate those standards are held accountable through investigations that may culminate in their peace officer status being suspended or revoked entirely.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Pacific forum, which will culminate with a leaders' retreat on Thursday, has been touted for decades as a symbol of regional unity.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The rituals culminate on the 10th day of the month Muharram, which this year falls on June 26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The resulting “interviews” of passengers in these dragnet operations usually culminate in a request for “consent” to search the passenger’s luggage.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

It culminates in a deeply unserious fight scene where everyone is very obviously not throwing punches.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

After Wimbledon, the season switches to the North American hard court swing which culminates at the US Open between 30 August and 13 September.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

His time there culminates in a prisoner performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that would become globally famous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Choo Choo Revue” culminates in a look toward the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The clash culminates several weeks after Enrique arrives, when Maria Isabel telephones collect and her call is rejected because some of the immigrants in the trailer do not know who she is.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

And a session that began with rising bond yields and expectations of an October rate increase culminated with the stock market’s worst day in months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

That project culminated two years ago in Loper Bright v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The throne room was reached by climbing one last wide flight of stairs that culminated in grand redwood doors.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Brussels has already drawn Washington's ire with probes under different laws, culminating in fines worth billions of dollars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rebecca Onion digs into the movie’s many twists and turns, culminating in “the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

The players had just laboured through the opening period of the second half, culminating in a Lisandro Martinez own goal gifting the home side the lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

And in “The Musical,” you can see both of her parents in the audience during the culminating school show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

States organized by or modeled on that Zhou Dynasty of North China spread to South China during the first millennium B.C., culminating in China’s political unification under the Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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