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11th-hour, inaccurate leaks about an investigation of the Clinton Foundation are damaging the presidential campaign.
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11th-hourthe eleventh hour.
n.
The latest possible time: turned in the report at the eleventh hour.
(i-LEV-uhnth our)
noun
The last moment.
Etymology
From the parable in the Bible where laborers hired at the eleventh hour of the twelve-hour workday were paid the same as those hired earlier
World War I ended in 1918 when the armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Usage
"It is understood the women's premier side pulled out at the eleventh hour alongside Nadi's Votualevu women's team." — Lautoka Women Miss Challenge; Fiji Times; Feb 24, 2005.
n.
The latest possible time: turned in the report at the eleventh hour.
(i-LEV-uhnth our)
noun
The last moment.
Etymology
From the parable in the Bible where laborers hired at the eleventh hour of the twelve-hour workday were paid the same as those hired earlier
World War I ended in 1918 when the armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Usage
"It is understood the women's premier side pulled out at the eleventh hour alongside Nadi's Votualevu women's team." — Lautoka Women Miss Challenge; Fiji Times; Feb 24, 2005.
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