cusp
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Do these tours include customers on the cusp of “VIC” status?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Specifically, Cramer believes that humanity is on the cusp of a new, better era.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
We may well be on the cusp of the most important longevity surprise in modern financial planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The California Gig Workers Union is on the cusp of being certified as the collective bargaining representative for Uber and Lyft drivers in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At one point my head bobs forward, on the cusp of sleep.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Near a planet's poles, however, there are funnel-shaped openings known as "magnetospheric cusps."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
He had carried this innocent precision, these dainty demoded cusps, through misery and passion to old age.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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