precipice
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After a decade of terrifying squares, avoiding religious stalkers and navigating label purgatory, Twin Temple might finally be at the precipice of what they’ve long manifested — rock stardom.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2026
In contrast, Crystal Palace are almost on the precipice after their shaky start under new manager Pierre Sage, and I just don't see the Eagles getting anything here.
From BBC β Sep. 17, 2026
At the precipice of the financial crisis, the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with their implicit government guarantee and imprimatur, either securitized or guaranteed roughly half of all mortgages in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 20, 2026
The late photographer Jim Marshall was on hand that evening, capturing the spirit, such as it was, of a band on the precipice of something even greater than anyone could have imagined.
From Salon β Jun. 26, 2026
I gripped the chain-link fence and edged down the mountain until I stood on the precipice of the ditch.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Most of the sheep huddle in sleep, while the more adventurous ones and, predictably, the goats perch on rocky precipices.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 26, 2025
In addition to groundwater depletion, rising insurance costs and extreme heat, the U.N. report highlights melting glaciers, ecosystem collapse and space debris as systems nearing precipices.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 26, 2023
Landslides in Himachal Pradesh killed more than 50 people this month, with houses flattened and buses and cars hanging on the edge of precipices after roads gave way.
From Reuters β Aug. 24, 2023
Too much focus on targets like 1.5°C can backfire if they are seen as precipices beyond which there is no redemption, says Tebaldi: “People feel this sense of disempowerment.”
From Science Magazine β Aug. 9, 2021
At their feet lay a straggle of low buildings, a criss-cross of walls; and on three sides the precipices fell sheer into the plain.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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