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on the point

adverb as in on the brink

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Depending on the point at which force is applied in the material, completely different stretching reactions can result even at relatively distant points.

The 95.4-acre site on the Point Dume promontory is the largest privately owned oceanfront parcel in Malibu, said real estate broker Dustin B. Wilmer of Marcus & Millichap, who represented the seller in the recent transaction.

The move could allow magistrates to try more serious crimes, and double the maximum punishments handed out for an offence from six to 12 months, helping a system the government said is on the “point of collapse”.

From BBC

On the point of costs, Benn said he hoped the inquiry could avoid unnecessary costs given previous reviews and investigations as well as the large amount of material already in the public domain.

From BBC

Walz, a contender to be Harris' running mate, doubled down on the point during a subsequent CNN segment, noting Trump's repeated, odd references to Hannibal Lecter, the fictional serial killer from the film "Silence of the Lambs," in his rally speeches.

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