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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point
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Recent Examples of breaking point
Ossietzky’s articles were those of an advocate for a fledgling democracy stretched to the breaking point by increasingly radical political factions.
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Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Naturally, just about everything goes wrong, with Clark reaching his breaking point when his year-end bonus doesn't materialize.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
In this excerpt, Friedman describes how Megadeth’s waning success at the time compounded his stress to a breaking point.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Opinion Queens is at a breaking point on affordable housing, especially for seniors.
—William Jourdain, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Naturally, just about everything goes wrong, with Clark reaching his breaking point when his year-end bonus doesn't materialize.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
In this excerpt, Friedman describes how Megadeth’s waning success at the time compounded his stress to a breaking point.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Opinion Queens is at a breaking point on affordable housing, especially for seniors.
—William Jourdain, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for breaking point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaking point
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In the special released on Tuesday, the comedian shared new details about his 2023 health crisis.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world.Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Everyone’s various infidelities and fights reach boiling point, with Karl and Orson coming to blows at the Christmas block party, Dylan discovering her mother has been lying to her, and Lynette attempting to apologize to Gaby and Carlos for suing them.Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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All of the pressure reached a boiling point in October 2023, when a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and flung underneath a nearby Cruise vehicle.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
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The case became a flash point in the nation’s debate over racial injustice and crime, as well as the city’s ongoing struggle to deal with homelessness and mental health crises in a transit system used by millions of New Yorkers every day.Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Today, however, Maduro remains in power, and a surge in Venezuelan immigrants has emerged as a flash point in the U.S. presidential election.Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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