low point
noun
: the least enjoyable part
The time we spent waiting at the airport was the low point of our vacation.
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But transatlantic relations remain at a low point.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
That orbit will be a lopsided one, with a low point, or perigee, of 115 miles and a high point, or apogee, of 1,400—far higher than the 250-mile altitude at which the ISS flies.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Perhaps only days away from a golden moment an American woman hasn’t experienced since 2002, Liu was asked about the low point on her way back to the top of the sport.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Just under half of Americans belonged to a religious congregation in 2023, a low point for Gallup, which has tracking this trend since 1937.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
That orbit will be a lopsided one, with a low point, or perigee, of 115 miles and a high point, or apogee, of 1,400—far higher than the 250-mile altitude at which the ISS flies.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Perhaps only days away from a golden moment an American woman hasn’t experienced since 2002, Liu was asked about the low point on her way back to the top of the sport.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Just under half of Americans belonged to a religious congregation in 2023, a low point for Gallup, which has tracking this trend since 1937.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Low point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20point. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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