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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Council division on the issue reached a tipping point during their meeting on Tuesday.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The White House hasn’t spelled out its aims in terms of specific demands, red lines, or the tipping point that might trigger a series of air strikes.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Rather than a single global tipping point, there is a range of local or regional systems with different tipping points.
—Hannah Ritchie, Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
In the most likely outcome, continued warming and drying would push the marsh past a tipping point within a few decades.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The White House hasn’t spelled out its aims in terms of specific demands, red lines, or the tipping point that might trigger a series of air strikes.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Rather than a single global tipping point, there is a range of local or regional systems with different tipping points.
—Hannah Ritchie, Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
In the most likely outcome, continued warming and drying would push the marsh past a tipping point within a few decades.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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