tipping point
noun
: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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For Liz Walsh, a Howard County Councilmember and candidate for County Executive, the police shooting was the tipping point for her concerns with policing in the county.
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Government immigration policies are reducing this informal caregiver group at exactly the demographic tipping point.
—Tom Wolzien, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Boycotts could help reach this tipping point.
—David Cortright, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Government immigration policies are reducing this informal caregiver group at exactly the demographic tipping point.
—Tom Wolzien, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Boycotts could help reach this tipping point.
—David Cortright, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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