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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Sharing her history with me, however, brought it to a tipping point.
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Pamela Chelin, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
And right now, blue food systems are at a crucial tipping point.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Byron’s good fortune shouldn’t represent the tipping point in the delicate balance between performance vs. luck in a race that has long been known for its late, landscape-changing crashes and surprise winners.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Over time, more and more parents decided to vaccinate their children, until there was a tipping point and vaccination became a social norm.
—Anne Toomey, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
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Pamela Chelin, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
And right now, blue food systems are at a crucial tipping point.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Byron’s good fortune shouldn’t represent the tipping point in the delicate balance between performance vs. luck in a race that has long been known for its late, landscape-changing crashes and surprise winners.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Over time, more and more parents decided to vaccinate their children, until there was a tipping point and vaccination became a social norm.
—Anne Toomey, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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