cusp
Example Sentences
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On the cusp of summer, Des Moines taxi drivers were ordered to keep the air conditioning off.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
And Hawkins made the most of the opportunity, putting together a break of 68 to put him on the cusp of victory.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Nvidia is on the cusp of investing $30 billion in OpenAI, scaling back a plan to pump $100 billion into the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
On the cusp of what promises to be a bitter showdown with major league owners, the players’ union has no leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
He imagined the follicles on the cusp of drying out and falling to the ground like pine needles.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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