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last minute

noun

Definition of last minute

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

After coming into power, the Malian military junta expelled French forces from the country in 2022, citing protection of national sovereignty and a worsening security crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Migration is a sensitive issue across Europe, where right-wing parties have surged in the decade since a 2015 crisis when more than a million people crossed the continent mainly on foot and sought asylum, most fleeing war in Syria.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of crisis

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One of the tenant union’s requests was for the city to use the health department’s authority to make emergency repairs to the buildings and refrain from condemning the property.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
The database is typically employed by police officers conducting criminal investigations and includes sensitive information like people’s Social Security numbers, medical-disability records, addresses, signatures and emergency contacts.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of emergency

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However, the Titans reported Nissan Stadium had among the highest number of lower-extremity injuries from 2018-2021 … before switching from grass to turf.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Police said the victims sustained gunshot wounds primarily to their extremities, including their arms and legs.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of extremity

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His sentencing hearing resumes today as both sides present evidence before the judge determines whether Colt will spend the rest of his life in prison, with or without the possibility of parole.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
There’s also Brayan Bello to consider and somewhere down the line Garrett Crochet, even though there’s the possibility the ace doesn’t pitch again this season.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

Definition of possibility

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The transition to the climax, when Odysseus massacres his wife’s suitors with the help of Athena’s magic and son Telemachus (Alan Stenson), is also fairly rushed.

— Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Until, that is, the play’s rather retrograde climax, when the playwright’s provocateur wildness goes limp.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of climax

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Hayes knows, in soccer, anything can happen; an injury could sideline any team’s biggest star at the eleventh hour.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026
And the dysfunction is already jeopardizing other pressing legislative business in the eleventh hour of the 119th Congress, including bipartisan priorities and crucial government funding bills relied on by many Americans.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of eleventh hour

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Pederson is the second to accomplish the milestone against the Mariners this year; outfielder Brandon Nimmo got his 1,000th career hit against the Mariners on April 18.

— Cal Phillips Updated July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
The calendar decision is one of the first major milestones in what's expected to be a tumultuous two-year sprint to the Democratic nomination.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

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