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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But nobody thinks Iowa’s going to be a tipping point (INAUDIBLE).
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ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
This tipping point manufacturers are heading toward is commonly referred to as the Trough of Disillusionment, coined by Gartner to best explain the lackluster sentiment that follows an investment that does not have immediate positive output.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In fact, the option to work remotely is often the tipping point for whether or not a staffer chooses to take on a role.
—Byemma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Other contracts available for betting Wednesday included the outcomes of individual Senate races, which state would be the tipping point in the presidential election, which presidential candidates would win individual swing states, and the margin of victory in the race for the White House.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
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ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
This tipping point manufacturers are heading toward is commonly referred to as the Trough of Disillusionment, coined by Gartner to best explain the lackluster sentiment that follows an investment that does not have immediate positive output.
—Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In fact, the option to work remotely is often the tipping point for whether or not a staffer chooses to take on a role.
—Byemma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Other contracts available for betting Wednesday included the outcomes of individual Senate races, which state would be the tipping point in the presidential election, which presidential candidates would win individual swing states, and the margin of victory in the race for the White House.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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