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to the point



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brass tacks
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"I had no one to talk to all day -- to the point my mouth almost felt stale from not speaking. But then this little one came along and chatters with me all the time."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Another user said: "Rather than criticising the clip, I'm proud that Japanese manga has taken the world by storm to the point where the President of America knows Naruto."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“But as time went on, people did know. And then I think he came to the point where he just didn’t care and he just told it like it was.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

More to the point, I don’t know anyone who hasn’t thought about it.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

She longed to get to the point where she could see years of her life played out before her, not just a moment here and there.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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