at the last minute
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The people said Xi withdrew at the last minute from the gala held last Saturday in New Delhi on the sidelines of the Brics summit, a gathering of emerging-market nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It seems like McKinley wants to deliver a crushing blow, but then feints at the last minute, opting for a more optimistic kind of fantasy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
This would push down prices and allow Europe to inject more gas into storage at the last minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The UN labour agency chief will face two challengers for his job after a former Peruvian foreign minister entered the race at the last minute, the final candidate list showed Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Thank you, past me, for packing my sketchbook and pencils at the last minute.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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