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point

[point] / pɔɪnt /








NOUN
scoring unit of sport competition
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At this point, they had assumed Hillary Dawa was dead.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On Tuesday, the stock successfully tested its 21-day exponential moving average, a key reference point for momentum traders.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The whole point of a cat-and-mouse tale is to show us how clever the mouse is, but Daniel doesn’t do anything the average person wouldn’t think of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This hyperstylishness may put off viewers who demand complete faithfulness to the source material, but that discomfort is Fennell’s point.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Putting together the puzzle is literally the point of puzzles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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