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peak

[peek] / pik /




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The white peak of the Chimborazo rhymes with the white of a waterfall in the foreground, which serves as the focal point of the composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Heading north from Settle, the peak of Pen-y-Ghent soon looms large, with Whernside and Ingleborough following a few miles later.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The controversy spooked shareholders, sending the stock into an extended swoon, with the share price falling 68% since its peak in late September.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Against that backdrop, prices might not have reached their peak.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The second picture contained for foreground only the dim peak of a hill, with grass and some leaves slanting as if by a breeze.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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