precipice

Example Sentences

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Even so, as we watch attempts to codify the erasure of trans people and the history of African Americans, we're already at the precipice of reverting to a history long sworn would go unrepeated.

From Salon

The subjects’ fates are nearly always poised on a financial precipice.

From New York Times

Even if the tyrant in the Kremlin refuses to get the message, the Russian people need to comprehend that their country is teetering on a precipice.

From Seattle Times

Too much focus on targets like 1.5°C can backfire if they are seen as precipices beyond which there is no redemption, says Tebaldi: “People feel this sense of disempowerment.”

From Science Magazine

The poster child of the "Arab Spring" has long been moving inexorably towards the precipice.

From BBC