as in make-or-break
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San Francisco has the ultimate make-or-break schedule this week, playing seven road games against divisional opponents -- three against the Arizona Diamondbacks, then four against the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Technical reliability is a make-or-break factor when considering industrial integration.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sal's 15 minutes of fame, then, is a waking nightmare for Rogen's character — especially since Kravitz also thanks him during her climactic speech instead of Matt.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Voice cast regulars Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro), Akari Kitō (Nezuko), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke) return as the Demon Slayer Corps embarks on a climactic assault against the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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Guiding principles, both personal and professional, are just as crucial as having the right policy goals.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese artist will bring his expertise as a glonal artist to guide the contestants through this crucial semi-final stage.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps these vague apocalyptic visions only cause confusion and distraction.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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