climax
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History suggests that investors shouldn’t worry that a long winning streak could signal a buying climax at the end of a bull market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
“Margo’s Got Money Problems” can be terribly sentimental, almost corny — the climax is pure Hollywood — but undeniably effective.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
As in the climax of a Jane Austen novel, it just feels so right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Because this is the climax of the Hunger Games, and the audience expects a show.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing climax
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Rhetoric
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