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at that point

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  1. Also, at that point in time. Then, as in At that point we had finished the first batch of cookies and begun the second. This phrase refers to a particular time when an event or circumstance occurred, as opposed to “now” (see at this point). [Second half of 1900s]


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These funds lost 1.4% on the day at that point, though they remained up 1.7% for the month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

She and her husband mulled it over — neither of them had heard of mRNA technology at that point — and decided to go for it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

It was at that point that I had my only useful epiphany on this topic.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

And so at that point, I kind of made a shift in my mind where I was like, “OK, I need to start working towards the thing that I want to do.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

They were the remnant of the guard that was kept at that point where the way from Anórien and Rohan ran into the townlands.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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