brink
Example Sentences
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It adds that services across the province are on the brink of collapse, as "health centres have been looted, medicines are unavailable, and schools remain closed".
From BBC
The rebels marched on to the brink of Myanmar's second city, Mandalay, before Beijing pumped the brakes, said Morgan Michaels, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank.
From Barron's
Stocks advanced broadly to start the holiday-shortened week, sending the S&P 500 to the brink of a record.
The lawsuits started being filed this summer, raising the prospect of another costly settlement squeezed out of a government on the brink of a fiscal crisis.
From Los Angeles Times
That core group helped carry Villa to the brink of a Champions League return, but Emery believes they could now achieve even more.
From BBC
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