Word of the Day: zenith

The word zenith has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 4 in “Acropolis Will Limit Visitor Numbers as Europe Tackles a Tourist Crush” by Niki Kitsantonis and Isabella Kwai:

Greece will start capping the number of visitors to the Acropolis, government officials said, an effort to curb overcrowding at its most popular archaeological site amid wider worries about the impact of tourists thronging European attractions.

… The restrictions on the ancient citadel above Athens come during a travel renaissance in the wake of the pandemic’s peak, with visitors converging on European destinations during the season’s zenith in July and August, undeterred by high airfares and hotel prices.

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