on the cusp
idiom
: at the point when something is about to change to something else
She is on the cusp of being a star.
on the cusp between childhood and adolescence
I was born on the cusp between Leo and Virgo.
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Earlier this year, Miami-Dade County in Florida was on the cusp of proposing a local rule to address heat risk for outdoor laborers.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 21 June 2024
Patel studied architecture in Ahmedabad, then earned a doctorate in urban planning at Berkeley, and returned to India in 1990, on the cusp of the economy’s liberalization after decades of protectionism.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
This was a step too far on the cusp of an election year.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Real estate developer Shaul Kuba specializes in elevating neighborhoods on the cusp of a comeback, and he’s been part of some big ones.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 21 June 2024
Patel studied architecture in Ahmedabad, then earned a doctorate in urban planning at Berkeley, and returned to India in 1990, on the cusp of the economy’s liberalization after decades of protectionism.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
This was a step too far on the cusp of an election year.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Real estate developer Shaul Kuba specializes in elevating neighborhoods on the cusp of a comeback, and he’s been part of some big ones.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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