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culminate

[kuhl-muh-neyt] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪt /


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“We continue to expect that the year will culminate in what we hope will be quite a strong year-end in quarter four.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Trump is visiting Asia for talks that will culminate in his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

The oil giant’s layoffs, amounting to about 3% of its global workforce, culminate a yearslong push to consolidate offices and thin its ranks as it targets billions of dollars in annual structural costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

It comes as Lib Dem activists gather in Bournemouth for the party's autumn conference, which will culminate in a speech on Tuesday by leader Sir Ed Davey.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Programs scheduled to culminate in two years became outmoded in six months, and crowds of men gathered for them in one place were dispersed to twenty others.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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