denouement
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For high-school seniors across the country, May 1 is the denouement of a college admissions chess game that has become more complicated than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Next week the league phase comes to a dramatic denouement with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
His grand denouement is meant to be a catharsis for a deliberately corrective slice of emotional history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
Leslie traces Lennon and McCartney’s friendship from its wide-eyed, teenaged origins through its tragic denouement.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
The scene is a denouement, ugly and raw.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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