as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard
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With social, political and financial tensions at a boiling point, two Detroit restaurant owners are carving a space in the heart of Midtown for guests to unwind and commune over affordable drinks and simple eats in a relaxed setting.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
The big picture: The decision to no longer make statements about politics and world events comes after campuses across the country reached a boiling point over Israel-Hamas war protests in the spring and several presidents, including former UPenn president Liz Magill, resigned.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
When salt is added, the boiling point rises by a few degrees.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
The situation in the Middle East has reached boiling point and threatens to spill over into all-out conflict.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Oct. 2024
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Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
The big picture: The decision to no longer make statements about politics and world events comes after campuses across the country reached a boiling point over Israel-Hamas war protests in the spring and several presidents, including former UPenn president Liz Magill, resigned.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
When salt is added, the boiling point rises by a few degrees.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
The situation in the Middle East has reached boiling point and threatens to spill over into all-out conflict.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Oct. 2024
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Despite their 24/7 availability, chatbots still struggle to accurately identify crisis situations.Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Stories in the American press have refuted that claim, and more directly implicated the Biden Administration in the crisis.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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But the plot strains credulity to the breaking point.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
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Here’s a closer look at how 23andMe reached this breaking point.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
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As public benefits are a source of controversy in every election year, current proposals to give Medicare recipients long term care at home is certain to be a continuing political flash point.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The outpost, a World War II–era ship called the Sierra Madre, which Manila intentionally grounded a quarter-century ago on the shallow reef known as Second Thomas Shoal, has emerged as an unlikely but critical flash point.Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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