defining moment
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“With global investors rethinking their capital allocation strategies, this is a defining moment for Hong Kong’s markets,” said Bonnie Y Chan, chief executive of HKEX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"This is a defining moment in AerFin's story and the beginning of an exciting new chapter," said Goodson.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Kotlikoff said it is a "defining moment" in the university's history.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He’d won more than a few races on his own—stages at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, time trials here and there—but he’d yet to have that defining moment of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
All were composed of large, healthy, and highly competitive young men, each of whom was about to face a defining moment in his life.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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