at the crossroads

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1. Also, at a crossroads. At a point of decision or a critical juncture, as in Because of the proposed merger, the company is standing at the crossroads. This phrase, based on the importance accorded to the intersection of two roads since ancient times, has also been used figuratively just about as long. In the 1500s Erasmus quoted from the Greek Theognis's Elegies (c. 600 b.c.): “I stand at the crossroads.”

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at the crossroads

The company went public at the beginning of October and has positioned itself at the crossroads of two crazes: the build-out of more data centers to power artificial intelligence and a potential U.S. nuclear-power resurgence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

He stands at the crossroads of football, race, and modern celebrity - a figure both sociological and sporting.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Afghan food has been influenced by different cultures across Asia given the country’s location at the crossroads of the famous “Silk Road” trading corridor of centuries past.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024

She values Rossini in particular as an artist at the crossroads of a time of turbulent change in European history.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Chella daughter of Cheyk of the Black Ears had gone ahead to scout, and it was she who brought back word of the army at the crossroads.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin