critical mass
noun
: a size, number, or amount large enough to produce a particular result
the critical mass of activity needed for a retail store
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The team plays with admirable determination and focus, but the injury list was already at a critical mass before the Warner injury.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
After years of investment, the Canary Islands’ VFX scene has reached critical mass.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
While some neighborhoods have gotten attention, the progress has been uneven and isn't reaching the same critical mass of development and redevelopment success that has benefited the downtown area and its surrounds.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Those concerns reached critical mass when the Citizens’ Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition, launched by a group of anti-hunger activists, issued a report in 1968, Hunger USA.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
After years of investment, the Canary Islands’ VFX scene has reached critical mass.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
While some neighborhoods have gotten attention, the progress has been uneven and isn't reaching the same critical mass of development and redevelopment success that has benefited the downtown area and its surrounds.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Those concerns reached critical mass when the Citizens’ Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition, launched by a group of anti-hunger activists, issued a report in 1968, Hunger USA.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Critical mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20mass. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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