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breaking point

noun

Definition of breaking point

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point

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Recent Examples of breaking point John Furner, the CEO of Walmart, says that even wealthier shoppers are going to the budget grocery chain as high prices stretch family finances to a breaking point. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026 In 1973 the strained relationship between Kemper and his mother reached a breaking point. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 June 2026 Hugh Jackman has reportedly reached his breaking point with the ongoing drama surrounding his split from ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026 What's the price increase breaking point for shoppers? — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for breaking point

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The last three Democratic presidents inherited terrible economic conditions and had to spend to rescue the country from soaring joblessness, the housing crisis and the pandemic, respectively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Washington — Senate Democrats demanded answers Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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An inning later, things reached a boiling point with the bases loaded.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
As QAnon conspiracy theories took hold with people from around the world and tensions around policies to prevent the spread of Covid reached a boiling point, this previously unknown woman became the unlikely answer some in Canada were searching for.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Community impact Rainbow Park’s closure is in some ways a flash point in the story of a changing neighborhood molded by economic and social pressures.

— Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
The central role of tech platforms in determining who’s eligible has become a flash point, with unions and labor rights groups reporting widespread problems with access and eligibility.

— Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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