cusp
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SpaceX is on the cusp of becoming a public company, more than 24 years after Elon Musk founded the rocket maker.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
SpaceX is on the cusp of wrapping up its massive IPO, raising a record $75 billion and valuing Elon Musk’s rocket company at about $1.8 trillion.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Hilton, however, appears on the cusp of clinching the second spot on the ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
When the New England Patriots blocked a field goal in this year’s AFC Championship game, putting the team on the cusp of a Super Bowl trip, Austin Sagan wasn’t cheering like his Patriots-obsessed dad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Her voice was getting whinier by the second, the pitch rising higher and higher like a teakettle on the cusp of whistling.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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