knife-edge
Example Sentences
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Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI said his base case remains that Warsh narrowly avoids an increase in September, though he described it as a knife-edge call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He is top of his party's West Scotland list, but other results could leave him on a knife-edge.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
In a knife-edge vote, five officials voted to leave rates unchanged, while four favored a cut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Their confidence was dented further in midweek by a 3-0 Champions League humbling by Liverpool at the Stade Velodrome which left their hopes of reaching the knockout phase on a knife-edge.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Before them, the shadow reached out and ended in knife-edge abruptness into an all-but-unbearable blaze of white light, that glittered from myriad crystals along a rocky ground.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
