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cusp

[kuhsp] / kʌsp /


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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

Former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, remains in a close second and appears on the cusp of securing the right to face off with Becerra in the November general election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

SpaceX is on the cusp of a record-setting initial public offering.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Abelardo de la Espriella is on the cusp of victory by promising to crush drug smuggling and lock up criminals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Nothing of the galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms or civilizations evolved in the previous incarnation of the universe oozes into the cusp, flutters past the Big Bang, to be known in our present universe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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