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point

[point] / pɔɪnt /








NOUN
scoring unit of sport competition
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England are ahead of Ghana in Group L by virtue of one goal and lead Croatia - who they beat 4-2 in their first game - by a point.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The 10-year yield slipped 0.008 percentage point, to 4.391%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Increasing signs point to a mega-bash for the A-list celebrity couple at Madison Square Garden next week.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The majority did not even contest this point, because it is uncontestable.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

A line is drawn between their center point to lay out a hypothetical path for the tamping iron.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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