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"I do feel we were at the cusp of the reclamation of the word 'queer'," says Maskin.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

In “Remake,” McElwee laments the hope that making “Photographic Memory” gave him, an aspiration that he was depicting his son on the cusp of finding his way through the dark.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

Another question was whether the dramatic increase in SK Group's value since the couple's separation, on the cusp of the AI boom, should be reflected in the asset division.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

There was particular anxiety this year among environmental advocates as the eaglets were on the cusp of flying as the event was planned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Kepler stood at a cusp in history; the last scientific astrologer was the first astrophysicist.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Its teeth possessed sharp cusps and crests for slicing through the exoskeleton of insects and lacked the rounded crushing surfaces useful for eating fruit.

From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023

Mr. Biden held a similar celebration with former President Barack Obama last year on the cusps of the midterms.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

They noted that this fossil had primitive traits, such as a monkey-size brain, small teeth with sharp cusps, and eye sockets that telescoped out, similar to those of a gibbon.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 29, 2015

A hypocycloid with 3 cusps, also called a deltoid, is made by rolling a circle inside a circle with a radius three times as large.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 4, 2013

Scientists wonder about what happens in an oscillating universe at the cusps, at the transition from contraction to expansion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan