as in crisis
the last possible time when something can be done
You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.
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Noun
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The Carpenters’ involvement has given some Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to address the housing crisis with the blessing of a construction union.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025 -
Instead of fixing California, Newsom has been busy creating new crises.—
Melissa Melendez,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Located in an idle airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve that the DeSantis administration seized from Miami-Dade County using emergency powers, the detention facility is surrounded by wild life and wild lands, which officials have joked could deter undocumented immigrants from escaping.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The river was rising, and the situation was quickly developing into an emergency; Hunt, a town of about thirteen hundred people along the banks of the Guadalupe River, sits in what’s known as Texas’s flash-flood alley.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Numbness Nerve damage in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), can happen over time in people with high blood sugar.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Sitting still for an extended period can cause circulation to slow, which results in fluids in your body accumulating in your lower extremities, aka swollen feet and ankles.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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Indianapolis City-County Council members are also discussing the possibility of fines and mandatory parenting classes for parents and guardians whose children repeatedly violate the new rules.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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Others wanted to consider the possibility of technological advancements.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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One or more of these golfers is likely to be in the mix by the time Sunday’s final round reaches its climax.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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This unrest reached a climax after his defeat in the 2022 general election, when Bolsonaristas stormed the Three Powers Square on Jan. 8, 2023, just days after Lula’s inauguration.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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At the eleventh hour, the legislature then also imposed a requirement that all programs meet new enrollment guidelines; degrees with just a few students now will be eliminated.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Brittany tracked down four major ways provisions in this tax bill could affect Hoosiers. UNDER THE DOME: The degree purge begins Giving Braun total appointing power over the IU board of trustees wasn't the only higher-ed language slipped into the state budget in the eleventh hour.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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The chipmaker closed above that milestone Thursday as CNBC reported that the technology titan met with President Donald Trump.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The club officially kicked off celebration of its milestone April 27 as past and current members gathered at the Point Loma Assembly Hall to reflect and look ahead.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The zero hour show begins at 1 p.m. ET and the main matches begin at 3 p.m. ET.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras.—
Will Potter
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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