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point

[point] / pɔɪnt /








NOUN
scoring unit of sport competition
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I know how hard you have worked to get to this point.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The central bank's 25 basis point hike this week followed a 50-point lift last month, and another increase is expected at its policy meeting next week.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The point is that you don’t know, and if you’re in retirement or approaching it, you can’t afford to find out with money you’ll need to live on.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Helix will “serve as a single coordination point for hyperscalers’ data centers, power, connectivity and related needs,” KKR said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That was the point of them, the entire point.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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