as in crisis
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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Recent Examples of eleventh hour
Director Michael Uppendahl says the decision to shift the focus of the series in the eleventh hour to a teenage girl the audience had never met came down to who among us would be the best commentator on a global sensation.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton’s agreement to testify before the committee came at the eleventh hour, as the House prepared to hold them in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for their testimony.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Alex Livesey/Getty Images In the early hours of Tuesday morning, shortly after the January window had ended, Dwight McNeil’s partner Megan appeared to take aim at Crystal Palace after the collapse of his move to south London at the eleventh hour.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton’s agreement to testify before the committee came at the eleventh hour, as the House prepared to hold them in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for their testimony.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Alex Livesey/Getty Images In the early hours of Tuesday morning, shortly after the January window had ended, Dwight McNeil’s partner Megan appeared to take aim at Crystal Palace after the collapse of his move to south London at the eleventh hour.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
Noun
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There was an honesty crisis that happened about twenty years ago, though, when the internet came along.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The 2008 financial crisis was brutal and, most observers believe, largely preventable.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Noun
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But Carey doesn’t know if the culture of higher education can accommodate that type of emergency thinking.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said emergency responders treated victims at four separate shooting scenes across the city.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Brown allegedly shot the two victims and multiple cars using an assault style weapon before police said a Mass State Trooper and an ex-Marine shot Brown in the extremities.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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By far though, the main benefit of running is building bone density in the lower extremities such as the legs.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Many people still associate these feelings of modern belonging with the loftiest human possibilities; hence the powerful emotions that are generated when they are brought together—at the Olympic Games, for instance, or the United Nations headquarters in New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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From 2022 to 2024, a study looked into the possibility of an east-west streetcar connecting the University of Kansas Medical Center and the VA Hospital along 39th Street and Linwood Boulevard.—
Eleanor Nash
May 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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That climaxes in a kaleidoscope of styles where Esteban, directing one scene, erupts in fury, reverting to a verbal and physical violence which Emilia obviously knew and suffered as child, Sorogoyen explains.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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But Le Corroller is definitely in charge here, orchestrating the squishy mayhem right up to the unusually bleak climax that fully delivers on the premise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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At the ground level, businesses are trying to make the best of a still highly uncertain situation.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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But including Sunday’s appearance, three of Morris’ last four outings have been in bigger situations, and the opportunities are unlikely to slow down.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Nov. 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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Ahead of the landmark relocation of its Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, Sundance Institute has appointed Bloomerang PR as its Colorado Agency of Record, announcing new programming set for this summer.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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While there are no landmark sights in this area, the neighboring cityscape and gardens add an energy that weary road warriors can appreciate.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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