decisive point

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Freshmen Hannah Martin and Lucy Morris earned the decisive point with a 21-16, 22-20 win on Court 5 in Long Beach Millikan’s 4-1 triumph over Windward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Friday’s defense agreement appeared to be a decisive point of reconciliation between the two governments, and Orbán has indicated that his party is ready to approve Sweden’s bid on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Pliskova, who has struggled for consistency over the past year, was annoyed by a Kasatkina forehand that was not called out at a decisive point in the third set.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

“The decisive point for their influence operations now is Western Europe,” Mr. Watts said.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The same principle of concentration prescribes that action when once begun should, at any rate at the decisive point, be sudden, rapid, and continuous.

From Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith by Wilkinson, Spenser