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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In regions that are already arid to begin with, who decides when small shifts in moisture pass a tipping point into a new era?
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
The world of retail may finally have hit the supply-demand and cost-sensitivity tipping point, as lackluster quarterly results show falling profits and fewer shoppers at many of the biggest U.S. retailers, from Target and Walmart to Aldi and Amazon.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 2 June 2024
Analysts project that will climb to 10 percent this year, which researchers say could signal a tipping point for rapid, widespread E.V. adoption.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 May 2024
This election is a tipping point; individual autonomy, or state authority.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
The world of retail may finally have hit the supply-demand and cost-sensitivity tipping point, as lackluster quarterly results show falling profits and fewer shoppers at many of the biggest U.S. retailers, from Target and Walmart to Aldi and Amazon.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 2 June 2024
Analysts project that will climb to 10 percent this year, which researchers say could signal a tipping point for rapid, widespread E.V. adoption.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 May 2024
This election is a tipping point; individual autonomy, or state authority.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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