brink
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OG Anunoby's game-clinching tip-in to put New York on the brink of an NBA title will go down as one of the greatest plays in Knicks history, coach Mike Brown said.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
But is Iran’s regime really on the brink of signing?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Chwalinska had only come through Grand Slam qualifying in two of her previous 14 attempts, but winning nine matches in a row put her on the brink of history.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
"Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated," he said, rejecting the idea Russia was on the brink of a full-blown crisis.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But many of them are on the brink of extinction now as a result of industrial pollution and human overuse of oceanic resources.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing brink
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