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crunch times

noun

plural of crunch time

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action with only three minutes left in the game, it was definitely crunch time

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Recent Examples of crunch times In crunch times, our duties overlap. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026

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Both of the relationship crises reach what seem like turning points.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
But the island’s multiple crises forced the government to end the previous school year in June — one month early.

— Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025

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Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Presidential library residence Bill and Hillary still have a place to rest their heads in Little Rock.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

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