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Enterprises hit the same wall years ago with robotic process automation, and before that with point-to-point system integrations. — Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In December 2025, Elroy Air completed its first point-to-point cargo delivery with the aircraft. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The goal is to enable folks to take one of Archer’s Midnight air taxis for a 10- to 20-minute point-to-point trip that, with traffic, could take two hours. — Mike Barnes For The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026 For an unguided experience, his company’s Rental and Ride package simplifies the logistics of a point-to-point river trip by coordinating the drop-off and downriver pickup. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point-to-point

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point-to-point was in 1898

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“Point-to-point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-to-point. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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