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The Bruins boast their own blue-chip freshman big man facing a critical point in his first collegiate season.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
One species, for example, resisted daptomycin by cracking the drug apart at a critical point.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2012
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
Not as damaging as, at a critical point in the third quarter, the loss to injury of quarterback Cam Rising.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—Aamer Madhani, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
Now nursing leaders and advocates are saying the problem of not addressing nurses’ mental health needs has again reached a critical point.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2021
This is a critical point in the season for the Cowboys’ offensive line.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
One species, for example, resisted daptomycin by cracking the drug apart at a critical point.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2012
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
Not as damaging as, at a critical point in the third quarter, the loss to injury of quarterback Cam Rising.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—Aamer Madhani, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
In his remarks, the president said that for all the progress the United States has made, the country had now reached a critical point in its history.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
Now nursing leaders and advocates are saying the problem of not addressing nurses’ mental health needs has again reached a critical point.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Aug. 2021
This is a critical point in the season for the Cowboys’ offensive line.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near critical point
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“Critical point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20point. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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