as in crisis
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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Middleton's ability to work in tandem with Giannis in a two-man game adds layers to an offense that can stretch defenses to their breaking point.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
With the grid repeatedly pushed to its breaking point, commercial and industrial (C&I) energy users have helped keep the lights on across the country.
—Michael Smith, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Prince Harry's relationship with the royal family is at a breaking point.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
One of my clients, a VP of engineering at a manufacturing company, found his team at a breaking point.
—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
With the grid repeatedly pushed to its breaking point, commercial and industrial (C&I) energy users have helped keep the lights on across the country.
—Michael Smith, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Prince Harry's relationship with the royal family is at a breaking point.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
One of my clients, a VP of engineering at a manufacturing company, found his team at a breaking point.
—Heather Heefner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Despite their 24/7 availability, chatbots still struggle to accurately identify crisis situations.Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Stories in the American press have refuted that claim, and more directly implicated the Biden Administration in the crisis.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps ongoing quiet tensions have reached a boiling point.Sonal Jain, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The debate over whether electric vehicle incentives are creating good-paying jobs is reaching a boiling point in some of the country's tightest races in a key battleground state.Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Oct. 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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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
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As public benefits are a source of controversy in every election year, current proposals to give Medicare recipients long term care at home is certain to be a continuing political flash point.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The outpost, a World War II–era ship called the Sierra Madre, which Manila intentionally grounded a quarter-century ago on the shallow reef known as Second Thomas Shoal, has emerged as an unlikely but critical flash point.Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20point. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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