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

Ian McCollum's family had said they were at "breaking point" as the trial was expected to be postponed due to the ongoing barrister's strike.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Four years ago, Dr. Brandon Williams, an internal-medicine doctor at a hospital in La Jolla, Calif., reached a breaking point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Smith, his nerves at the breaking point, made an ominous statement implying that there would be no match race, then led the horse out.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand