come to a head
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Seven years on, the battle between the two clubs will come to a head in the commercial court in Nantes on Monday, following a hearing in December 2025 in which Cardiff argued the man who booked the flight, Willie McKay, was acting on behalf of the French club - a claim denied by Nantes.
From BBC
The tension with staff and longtime Fed insiders has come to a head since she took over the supervision division.
Whatever happens, those on both sides of this debate know this will all come to a head sooner rather than later.
From BBC
“While it feels like beating a dead horse we still believe CPUs have been over-shipping PCs for some time,” Rasgon said in a Wednesday note, adding that this dynamic could come to a head this year if increasing memory prices hurt PC shipments.
From MarketWatch
But I do think it has come to a head this autumn and I would love to see how it filters into the Six Nations.
From BBC
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