at the zenith of her career as a dancer

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Phillips reached his zenith last year with the Bills, accumulating career highs with 9½ sacks, 31 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 16 quarterback hits. Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic, "Jordan Rules: Cardinals addition of defensive tackle Jordan Phillips won't go unnoticed," 11 Sep. 2020

The quick march returns, but this time a dramatically slow rising chromatic scale for woodwinds, brass and strings brings the emotional level to its zenith with the last climactic repeat of the trio melody. Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, "A Joyful Song of Proud Tradition," 4 Sep. 2020

Though far fewer people were online in 2000, at its zenith, Napster still had about 70 million users globally (by comparison, Spotify has about 290 million today, after 14 years in operation). Dan Kopf, Quartz, "Napster, yes that Napster, was just bought for $70 million," 28 Aug. 2020

Though in different divisions of the AFC, at its zenith of Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning, the Broncos-Patriots rivalry was among the best showdowns in pro football. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Ranking the Top 10 greatest rivalries in Colorado sports history," 23 July 2020

On the summer solstice, the Earth’s North Pole is on its maximum tilt toward the sun, allowing the star to reach its zenith, or highest point in the sky. Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine, "How to Livestream Stonehenge’s Summer Solstice Celebrations," 19 June 2020

That shattered the state’s previous single-week record of 7,749 new claims filed when the impacts of the Great Recession reached their zenith in January 2010. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Colorado’s unemployment rate is poised to double in less than three weeks. Here’s what you need to know.," 30 Mar. 2020

The question of whether to consecrate a Hindu temple at this particular 1.1-hectare (2.8-acre) site has been bothering India since its independence from the British empire, reaching a zenith of political animosity in 1992. The Economist, "Ramming it home Narendra Modi cements a victory for Hindu nationalism at Ayodhya," 4 Aug. 2020

The Minneapolis Police Department isn't going to be dissolved overnight, despite suggestions to the contrary, but in Minneapolis and nationwide, public pressure to overhaul American policing has hit a new zenith. Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, "A short history of abolishing the police," 10 June 2020

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