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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Are markets close to a tipping point?
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 May 2026
But Monday night felt like a tipping point.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Drive’s sensational premiere at Cannes in 2011 was a consecration of his cinema, but perhaps also the tipping point.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Shortages are worsening, and Wall Street sees an imminent tipping point ahead.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 May 2026
But Monday night felt like a tipping point.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Drive’s sensational premiere at Cannes in 2011 was a consecration of his cinema, but perhaps also the tipping point.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Shortages are worsening, and Wall Street sees an imminent tipping point ahead.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tipping point
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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