breaking point

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However, after his mother sued him this year over a property dispute -- what he called his "breaking point" -- Siranudh decided to speak out and is now planning to pursue legal action.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“I started running as a way to process my grief over losing my dad, and I found that finding my breaking point out on a trail gave me good clarity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But Reform's Thomas Kerr has argued that immigration had pushed the system to breaking point.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

Hazel felt as if she were expanding to the breaking point, just like that spire in the pit.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan