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  • past participle of point.
  • past tense form of point.
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pointed

[poin-tid] / ˈpɔɪn tɪd /




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But committee chair Philip McGuigan, of Sinn Féin, pointed out that Phone First may have helped to keep more than 6,000 callers out of ED in September alone.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Traders pointed to the billions of dollars sitting in leveraged exchange-traded products, which turbocharge exposure to the stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Cerminaro, who makes stock-market charts for a living, pointed out that in the stock market, big down days and big up days often cluster together.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Ronaldo, ranked by Forbes as the first athlete to surpass $2 billion in career earnings, pointed to a different number when announcing his retirement in a five-minute video on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Sorry, Jonah,” Dad says, his pointed stare glued on me, “but the deal’s off if Lexie’s not on board. He’s her birthday present, after all.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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