precipice

When England were behind to DR Congo in the last 32, it was Kane's late double that pulled them away from the precipice.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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 ● Jun. 26, 2026

Finding a resolution could raise Xi’s stature as a global statesman who swooped in at the precipice of a possible military escalation, analysts and U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Cuba 10 years ago appeared on the precipice of rejoining the wider world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

At die edge of the precipice he sat down.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Aug. 9, 2021

It was a skyless world, in which his eye, through dim gulfs of shadowy air, saw only ever-mounting slopes, great walls of stone behind great walls, and frowning precipices wreathed with mist.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien