Malraux's apotheosis came with General de Gaulle's return to power in 1958.

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While Spain's "tiki-taka" triangular passing style remains the game's intellectual apotheosis, the Germans are nothing short of thrilling, combining creative passing with lightning speed and astounding athleticism.

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This technique found its apotheosis in 1928's Graf Zeppelin, which was kept aloft by the gas in a row of 16 cylindrical cells of fabric that collectively displaced 3.7 million cubic feet.

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On December 8th his odyssey reaches an emotional apotheosis when he conducts the work with the New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Centre's Avery Fisher Hall 100 years to the night after the composer, with the same orchestra, gave the piece its American premiere.

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The apotheosis of the streak (if not of the recent modern NBA game) may have come in Tuesday's third quarter.

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