point of no return
noun phrase
1
: the point in the flight of an aircraft beyond which the remaining fuel will be insufficient for a return to the starting point with the result that the craft must proceed
2
: a critical point at which turning back or reversal is not possible
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In some ways, Iran has already passed the point of no return.
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
The couple who actually may have reached the point of no return here is Greer and Tag.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
On top of that, Washington would be forced to make even harder decisions as Iran’s nuclear program reached the point of no return and recurrent Israeli calls for military action became louder and more resonant.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2021
The latest record bleaching adds to growing evidence that reefs have already passed a point of no return at just 1.3 degrees of warming.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
The couple who actually may have reached the point of no return here is Greer and Tag.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
On top of that, Washington would be forced to make even harder decisions as Iran’s nuclear program reached the point of no return and recurrent Israeli calls for military action became louder and more resonant.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2021
The latest record bleaching adds to growing evidence that reefs have already passed a point of no return at just 1.3 degrees of warming.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Point of no return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20no%20return. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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