peak
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Since June the tiny west African nation has been hobbled by prolonged blackouts, which have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, right at the peak of the hot season.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Such risks require careful financial planning, even when pilots are in the middle of their peak earning years, advisers who work with them say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He acknowledged a scenario where earnings fall from peak levels but “the stock keeps grinding higher.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Catania, which usually serves about 12 million passengers each year, was closed for almost a week during the peak summer season last month because of volcanic activity.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
What I’d thought was the ceiling was really the bottom of a giant room carved into the mountain peak.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Catherine carried out the Three Peaks Challenge in June, which involves climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours, in aid of the Royal Marsden in London.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Reading scores for fourth-graders fell to 2000 levels, while math showed only partial recovery from 2022 lows—still below peaks achieved more than a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, analysts consider it unlikely that there is a return to the 2022 price peaks -- when the European benchmark contract TTF briefly exceeded 300 euros per megawatt-hour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Its share price has tumbled more than 99% from peaks in 2021 as it has struggled to attract enough buyers for its $300,000 electric vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The dirty snow was pockmarked from the warm rain, and melting in patches to expose the slimy, yellowed grass beneath it; icicles cracked and plunged like daggers from the sharp peaks of the roofs.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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