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• That has also helped put the S&P 500 back on the cusp of fresh record highs.
  — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
• And like Bali 50 years ago, Siargao is on the cusp of change.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
• This was a step too far on the cusp of an election year.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2024
• New England gets the ball at the Buffalo 11, on the cusp of the lead.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
• As the ending of the story perhaps presages, Martha is on the cusp of a change in her life.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
• Others were on the cusp of those two categories in the mid-’90s.
  — Lydia Belanger, Fortune, 2 July 2024
• But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
  — Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• This marks the first time in eight months that the Russians are on the cusp of taking a Ukrainian city.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
• All of this matters for a team that is on the cusp of contending again.
  — Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Or Hillary Duff, on the cusp of making out with an Italian pop star.
  — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
• One of the last happy, carefree times for us as children on the cusp of our teenage years.
  — Time, 6 June 2023
• The setting is an all-boys New England prep school on the cusp of a two-week Christmas break.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
• In fact, the technology is on the cusp of much wider adoption.
  — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2023
• Page Six is the first outlet to report that Cooper and Shayk are on the cusp of breaking up.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 24 July 2023
• The band had been put on the map with Born to Run in 1975, but were still on the cusp of superstardom when Goldsmith joined the fold.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• The story follows Tally Youngblood (Joey King), a girl on the cusp of 16.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2024
• For the first time in three decades, Napoli stands on the cusp of an Italian soccer championship.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Chicago, in fact, is on the cusp of a historic upsurge in rail freight traffic.
  — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• The company is now on the cusp of revealing the next-gen Bolt, and Reuss had some new details to share.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2024
• Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing her dream to fly for the airlines.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
• But Green Bay rebounded to win four of its next five, and find itself on the cusp of a playoff berth.
  — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• At the time, South African distance running was on the cusp of a revolution.
  — Ryan Lenora Brown, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• All of these players were on the cusp because of the other strong candidates at their spots.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
• Disney is on the cusp of becoming the 100% owner of Hulu.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• Haley's rise in GOP primary polls has her on the cusp of second place.
  — Galen Druke, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
• But a double play emptied the bases, putting Amador Valley on the cusp of victory.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
• Sherri McMullen, the founder has an innate eye for talent that is on the cusp of breaking.
  — Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
• Also, spotting young talent on the cusp of stardom is thrilling and awakens the inner scout, the wannabe G.M., in many of us.
  — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
• But now, the trend in grocery and restaurant inflation appears to be on the cusp of changing.
  — Jason Karaian, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• At 27-2 and on the cusp of winning Fairfield's first state championship in any team sport, it's been one heck of a farewell tour for the Garbers.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024