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teeter

[tee-ter] / ˈti tər /


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Justice’s control of the Greenbrier began to teeter in 2024, as he ran for Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Crisis strikes the kitchen when our forgotten, shelved-away ingredients teeter on the fine line between fresh and spoiled.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

"It has no particular love for the military regime, but when it looked like it might teeter and fall, it equated that with state collapse, and stepped in."

From BBC • Oct. 22, 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 teeter to one side and Crick helps me stand.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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