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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The tipping point came last week, Worsham said, when the Food and Drug Administration put limits on who's eligible for the fall COVID shot, restricting approval to people who are 65 or older or have other health problems that put them at risk.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
As enterprises and consumers grapple with an overwhelming patchwork of sign-in experiences, the call for seamless, secure and passwordless authentication has reached a tipping point.
—Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The findings suggest this glacier likely reached a tipping point in 2018.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Freeman’s alleged killing of two police officers represents a tipping point for the movement in Australia, said Marilyn McMahon, Dean of Deakin Law School at Deakin University.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
As enterprises and consumers grapple with an overwhelming patchwork of sign-in experiences, the call for seamless, secure and passwordless authentication has reached a tipping point.
—Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The findings suggest this glacier likely reached a tipping point in 2018.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Freeman’s alleged killing of two police officers represents a tipping point for the movement in Australia, said Marilyn McMahon, Dean of Deakin Law School at Deakin University.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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