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From here, Robert carefully stacks a Jenga tower of suspense-laden set pieces and surprisingly moving family drama, without so much as letting the structure teeter.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

At stake in any investigation is whether Syria will be able to turn the page on the civil war, or whether it will teeter back into violence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

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

"I'm constantly trying to teeter on, you know, 'are people over the old stuff? Do they want new stuff?'"

From BBC ● May 30, 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

A second buyer has made a rescue bid for Poundland as the discount retailer teeters on the brink of collapse, with thousands of jobs at risk.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

Timber splinters, as though the rubble teeters on some final fulcrum.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

As the business teetered, it got a lifeline in early 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 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

Others teetered on the hole's edge, or listed as water ran away.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

While she never seemed on the verge of losing her mind, there were moments when she teetered close to the edge, lost in space.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Raising the ante in any new fight would expose Iran’s infrastructure to attack when its economy is teetering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

Is historic male dominance in sports teetering like a marble Adonis on a wobbly pedestal?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

All that remained was a charred foundation, a few blackened timbers, and the remains of a teetering brick chimney propped up by a single two-by-four.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers