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point

[point] / pɔɪnt /








NOUN
scoring unit of sport competition
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“We have borrowers who have been waiting two years at this point for their buyback applications to be processed,” Dismore said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Soon thereafter Mr. de la Bédoyère comments on “the irritatingly similar throne names used by Egyptian kings,” a point on which all readers of ancient Egyptian history will readily concur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I don't know if my career is done, we will have to wait and see, but it would be nice at some point if someone would let me retire."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

At this point, I’d be more surprised by a week without it.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

We had known, of course, that when overcrowding reached a certain point, the sickest were taken to the brick building at the foot of the great square smokestack.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Pressure points are multiplying across the artificial-intelligence boom that has propelled markets and the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The plot points that are key in Stephen King’s novel and its subsequent adaptations remain.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Their elimination will be confirmed on Sunday unless Tonga beat Samoa by more than 46 points.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the case of Binance, the investigation is pointing toward a "compromised" laptop of one of its engineers, in addition to "points of breach", the platform said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He thinks for a moment and then points to a clock above the clerk’s desk.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Initially, the company had indicated the breach "may have started with a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop" but later statements have pointed to a broader breach.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And, as Buffett also pointed out, the private-equity business model needs to add piles of debt on top of that equity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Karani pointed to a 2025 Supreme Court-ordered probe that found no evidence of any "breach or offence" and called Vantara a "modern-day Noah's Ark".

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Traylor pointed to the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative, which cleared a longstanding homeless encampment on Western Avenue at 88th Street, not far from her home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Ahem,” the salty woman says again, nudging one of my backpack straps with the pointed toe of her red patent high heel.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"I was actually pointing it out to people," she laughs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the case of Binance, the investigation is pointing toward a "compromised" laptop of one of its engineers, in addition to "points of breach", the platform said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

BP’s BP 1.27%increase; green up pointing triangle third-quarter profit soared and cash flow jumped, enabling the British energy major to cut net debt faster than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In nearly all cases investigators have blamed hackers from North Korea, pointing to the infamous Lazarus Group - also know as TraderTraitor.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“And I’m guessing that’s the basket,” he said, pointing to the large border wall where security officers stood by an open door, the blue of the ocean showing just behind them.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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