pièce de résistance
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But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
In a procession all their own, the group trooped to the village store for the piece de resistance, installing the crown atop the post box out front.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023
Ermotti may need to persuade Switzerland's authorities that UBS should keep "the piece de resistance," Credit Suisse's domestic bank, said Porta's Wittmann.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023
It is lovely over a salad, atop avocado toast, or — of course — in Eggs Benedict, arguably the piece de resistance of poached egg dishes.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023
The legs look comfortable and active in tights of coarse gray cloth, but the piece de resistance of the costume is the kilt.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
