breaking point

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In the fourth year of a struggling market, even real-estate professionals who made it this far are reaching a breaking point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that the country was at a "breaking point" after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

A family have said they are at "breaking point" over the potential postponement of a court case caught up in the ongoing barristers' dispute involving legal aid fees.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"When the nanopillars are closer together, more of them can press on the same virus at once, stretching its outer shell past breaking point."

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

But there is only the sound of my breathing and what I’m sure is the stretching of my heart’s sinewy muscle as it reaches its breaking point.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed