on the edge of
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: very close to (something)
a species on the edge of extinction
The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.
He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.
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Mangold depicts Cash in both Walk the Line and A Complete Unknown as nervy mysteries always on the edge of a breakdown, though Boyd Holbrook plays him as more mischievous and good-humored compared to the brooding Joaquin Phoenix.
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Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The next day, they wed on the edge of the property’s pond.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
As The Verge’s Andrew Hawkins wrote last year, analysts have warned of its risk of insolvency as it’s teetered on the edge of running out of cash since 2022.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 22 Dec. 2024
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana Designated a national park in 2019, Indiana Dunes protects dunes and forest on the edge of Lake Michigan, all less than 50 miles from downtown Chicago.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
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Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The next day, they wed on the edge of the property’s pond.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
As The Verge’s Andrew Hawkins wrote last year, analysts have warned of its risk of insolvency as it’s teetered on the edge of running out of cash since 2022.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 22 Dec. 2024
Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana Designated a national park in 2019, Indiana Dunes protects dunes and forest on the edge of Lake Michigan, all less than 50 miles from downtown Chicago.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
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“On the edge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20edge%20of. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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