denouement

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denouement

, d?nouement

Theatre

a. the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work

b. the point at which this occurs

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And, after our last adventure of the kind, more especially after its denouement, my trust in Raffles was much too solid to be shaken by a want of trust in me, which I still believe to have been more the instinct of the criminal than the judgment of the man.

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Either way, it seems as though his reign of terror might be nearing its denouement.

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But, thank goodness, the show avoids this downbeat denouement by depicting what happens when its sad seekers are able to find people who are capable of looking beyond their physical and medical problems, and discover the innate goodness and likability in them!

'Ugly' people can still find love and happiness

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Cinq ans apres son declenchement, la crise libyenne laisse apparaitre les signes d'un denouement.

La constance d'une position

Le Secretaire general de l'Union generale tunisienne du travail, Houcine Abassi, a forme, samedi, a Hammamet, l'espoir de voir la crise de l'enseignement secondaire se resoudre dans les prochains , au regard des premices d'un denouement du conflit.

Abbassi : Vers un denouement de la crise de l'enseignement secondaire

Steeped in a brooding transitional world of distrust, perversion, and disillusionment, this stylish thriller superbly captures its milieu, yet ultimately isn't on top of its narrative, which disappoints in the denouement and leaves too many questions unanswered.

Marshland

The 'Best World Cup Ever' finally reaches its denouement after weeks of beautiful - and let's face it (no names, Mr Suarez) occasionally ugly - football.

MY PICK OF THE WEEK; IN ASSOCIATION WITH

As the FA Cup moves slowly toward its denouement the difference in ability between teams tends to become smaller.

Cards are waved more as the FA Cup goes on

S'exprimant, lors du congres de l'union regionale de l'organisation ouvriere de Gabes, il a ajoute qu'un denouement de la crise politique enverrait des messages positifs a la communaute internationale autant qu'aux investisseurs tunisiens et etrangers, actuellement reticents a investir en raison de la situation politique et securitaire dans le pays.

11-12-2013 : Dialogue national : Houcine Abassi se remet a esperer

Le Burkina Faso "reaffirme son adhesion a l'initiative du Maroc pour un statut d'autonomie de la region du Sahara, comme alternative credible et realiste dans le denouement de ce differend", a affirme le President Blaise Compaore, devant les 193 Etats membres reunis dans le cadre du debat general de la 68eme session de l'Assemblee Generale de l'ONU.

Sahara marocain : Le Burkina Faso reaffirme son adhesion au plan d'autonomie

The tension escalated until the game reached its dramatic denouement with West Indies four runs ahead of the par Duckworth-Lewis score.