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a coup de grâce
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a coup de grâce  (formal)
an action or event which ends or destroys something that is gradually becoming worse Jane's affair delivered the coup de grâce to her failing marriage.


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Not only has the hotel operator been treating his employees like dirt—the staff members, which once numbered 70, have not gotten regular paychecks since October; not only has the State Department of Taxation seized the hotel’s restaurant, banquet facilities and several vacant guest rooms because the operator owes more than $500,000 in sales tax; but, in the coup de grâce, InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of the Crowne Plaza flag, has severed relations with the operation.
Crowne Plaza JFK Inn Trouble Amid Labor Unrest, Brand Dispute by Dana Rubinstein / The New York Observer
The lobster meat had a lovely, delicate texture but was overwhelmed by ginger, with the coup de grâce administered by sugary baby beets.
Globe-Trotting Chef\'d5s Detour Not Too Far Off the Fast Lane by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer
The lobster meat had a lovely, delicate texture but was overwhelmed by ginger, with the coup de grâce administered by sugary baby beets.
Globe-Trotting Chef's Detour Not Too Far Off the Fast Lane by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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