on the point of
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After five straight weeks of losses as the Iran crisis began, the S&P 500 is now on the point of chalking up its sixth consecutive weekly gains.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
"The Texans had a system similar to ours - on the point of collapse, running out of prison places in 2007," Ms Mahmood says.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
Why hammer an audience over the head when they already are in on the point of the whole movie.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
When we were on the point of collapsing from exhaustion, they pulled us apart.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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