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Meanwhile, we teeter on the brink, and any one of those issues I just mentioned could push us over the edge.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The characters in her novels long for stability in landscapes where the past is forever intruding on the present—they teeter on the shifting border between perception and fact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

If it can’t get payments from tenants quickly enough to cover its debt needs, the company’s business model could teeter.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2025

Until vaccination rates improve, we’ll teeter on the edge with this disease.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025

Then, abruptly, familiarly, and, as usual, with no warning, he thought he felt his mind dislodge itself and teeter, like insecure luggage on an overhead rack.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Broadcom earnings could be strong thanks to artificial intelligence demand, but shareholders should be prepared for a muted stock reaction as market sentiment teeters.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Like most of Mr. Puryear’s spare, finely fabricated, handcrafted sculptures, “Aso Oke” teeters between conflicting associations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

Freed by two tuxedoed roadies, the pop star teeters to her microphone in a black sequinned ball gown and does the worst thing a performer can do - plays a brand new song.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

It’s the entrance of Li’l Petey that grounds and focuses the affably chaotic “Dog Man,” which often teeters on the edge of completely out of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

She teeters towards me; I wait for a sign.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Back then, American Axle was scrambling to cut costs and hunker down as its main customer, GM, teetered toward bankruptcy the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

The company famously teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in 1996, surviving only through a $5 million cash injection from the Japanese videogame developer Sega.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

Nomadic Aviation Group, his company, had been standing by for months as Spirit teetered closer to the brink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

England's Ashes tour teetered on another crisis as they were bowled out for 110 by Australia on an almost farcical first day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

Magdalys hopped off and teetered back and forth for a few seconds, trying to remember what gravity felt like.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

England's 30-12 defeat by Tonga last Saturday has left them teetering on the brink of elimination because of the unusual format of this year's tournament.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Dramatic photos and video footage showed homes along the city's peninsula teetering precariously, while its historic boardwalk was partially swept away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

It sort of gave me a direction early on because I was a little bit teetering in those days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Massive flooding left a government building in western Nepal teetering on the edge of an unstable ledge before it fell into the Daram River.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

After school, Shandall Norwood catches me teetering with uncertainty near the tennis courts.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen