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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Dell believes Kirk’s death could mark a tipping point.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The problem was reaching a tipping point and the Sacco and Vanzetti case whipped up a national conversation about necessary reforms, both legal and medical.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Why Nations Care About Longevity Japan’s aging costs, Europe’s silver wave, China’s shrinking workforce, America’s senior tipping point, and Saudi Arabia’s youth bulge all explain why longevity has moved from science experiment to state strategy.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s seemingly never a tipping point for the owner to lose patience and overhaul his front office.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The problem was reaching a tipping point and the Sacco and Vanzetti case whipped up a national conversation about necessary reforms, both legal and medical.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Why Nations Care About Longevity Japan’s aging costs, Europe’s silver wave, China’s shrinking workforce, America’s senior tipping point, and Saudi Arabia’s youth bulge all explain why longevity has moved from science experiment to state strategy.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There’s seemingly never a tipping point for the owner to lose patience and overhaul his front office.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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