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on the brink

ADJECTIVE
at the point of a major change
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OG Anunoby's game-clinching tip-in to put New York on the brink of an NBA title will go down as one of the greatest plays in Knicks history, coach Mike Brown said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But is Iran’s regime really on the brink of signing?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Market breadth is poor and breadth oscillators are on the brink of sell signals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A rare bird that was previously on the brink of extinction in the UK is making a comeback, surveys have shown.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Twenty minutes later, Ben Meecham, eighteen years old, on the brink of manhood, was carried from the Officers’ Club of Ravenel Air Station on the shoulders of his father.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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