on the point of
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Cook argues that stamp duty is a simple tax because it's levied on the point of sale of a property and generates "upfront receipts" for the Treasury.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
After five straight weeks of losses as the Iran crisis began, the S&P 500 is now on the point of chalking up its sixth consecutive weekly gains.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Why hammer an audience over the head when they already are in on the point of the whole movie.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
It was so much what Poirot himself thought that he found himself on the point of agreeing with her.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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