brink
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And the country's health system -- already weakened by over a decade of civil war -- is on the brink.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
With back-to-back losses against teams expected to finish the year near the bottom of the standings, Harbaugh’s squad is on the brink after only two weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Just 18 years ago, the club was on the brink.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But it had been beset by corruption allegations and was on the brink of insolvency.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
I had alighted from Joe’s back on the brink of the ditch when we came up, and had not moved since.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
“Terry gone need a brinks truck,” Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves tweeted shortly after Kirk’s deal.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
This week, talks are on the brinks of collapse, the British government may be breaking the law, and terrifying deadlines are looming.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2020
Speaking of brinks, Oregon seemed to find one hurriedly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
No one else could have moved Sierra Leone from the brinks of collapse to the threshold of prosperity with the time Pa Kabba did.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014
But Providence leads us by strange ways, and by hidden paths we come upon brinks of destiny which no prophet foresaw.
From The Drummer Boy by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
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