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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Trump hasn’t used the act – which has only been invoked a handful of times in recent decades to suppress rioting – in either of his terms, but Walz expressed concern Wednesday that Minneapolis could be the tipping point if people protesting the shooting become violent.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
As the decade came to a close, the region was gripped in a drought that reduced supplies of food and water, pushing Indigenous communities’ frustrations to a tipping point.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
The protests have grown drastically in scope over the past week, reaching a point where some analysts believe the regime may have reached a tipping point.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Protesters in Atlanta described the moment as a tipping point — not only for immigration enforcement practices, but for long-standing concerns about excessive use of force in everyday community spaces.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
As the decade came to a close, the region was gripped in a drought that reduced supplies of food and water, pushing Indigenous communities’ frustrations to a tipping point.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
The protests have grown drastically in scope over the past week, reaching a point where some analysts believe the regime may have reached a tipping point.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Protesters in Atlanta described the moment as a tipping point — not only for immigration enforcement practices, but for long-standing concerns about excessive use of force in everyday community spaces.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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