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point

[point] / pɔɪnt /








NOUN
scoring unit of sport competition
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And they started like a team with a point to prove after Eskinazi won the toss, backed by a vocal travelling support.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

This year’s move in long-dated bond yields is a case in point.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Their experiments point to a group of unusual fatty acids that could serve as a lasting chemical signature in cat urine.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

But no one thought those warnings elevated to a point of a crisis, or an impending crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

She longed to get to the point where she could see years of her life played out before her, not just a moment here and there.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Vanderbilt trailed by 17 points midway through the third quarter when they started chipping away at a comeback.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The Bundibugyo outbreak also points to a larger weakness in preparedness strategies that concentrate heavily on the most familiar high-risk pathogens.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

In the second week of the college football season, in a clash of titans, the University of Texas scored 21 unanswered points to surge past Ohio State in the fourth quarter and win, 24-23.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

He will also call for VAT to be dropped from public charging points for electric vehicles and a review of network costs the Lib Dems have labelled unfair.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

“You could train with him and still crush him,” she points out.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Recently, driving through the city of Frostproof, where he grew up, Rucks pointed toward the railroad tracks, once lined with citrus packing houses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

In the second half, Sierra Canyon made a 21-yard field goal but then got the ball back after Ellinghouse pointed out to the officials it was really third down, not fourth down.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

In the aftermath of the heartbreaking defeat, Tuchel pointed to his team's inability to find control having taken the lead via Anthony Gordon's opener as a key factor behind his side's late collapse.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

In addition to the convertible-debt offering, McPeake pointed to $3.3 billion from an at-the-market offering, a reference to one in which the company sells new shares, or equity, into the secondary market over time.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Her accusation jabs me, like the pointed end of a stick.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Then, as we carried out different evolutionary analyses, they kept pointing in the same direction.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Mastercard MA 0.04%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to roll out an agentic payment option this week for everyday purchases, through a partnership with the startup Alchemy, the companies told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Pro-testing professors have dominated public comment at earlier regents meetings, pointing to all eight Ivy League campuses, Caltech and Stanford, which reintroduced testing after dropping it around the pandemic over test access and equity concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“This is my sister’s name,” Danny said quickly, pointing to the familiar letters.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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