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

A nearby homeless encampment pushed the condominiums to their breaking point.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

The issue of circumcision school never came up between me and my father, but there was no doubt that the incident had strained our relationship to a breaking point.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane