teetered

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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

The big financial institutions were intertwined by a web of complex financial instruments and vehicles that threatened to bring down the U.S. system as certain players teetered toward collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

It teetered so ominously on its pole that some deputies joked about betting on when it would finally fall down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

The singer has always teetered on breaking through the mainstream but she's held onto relevance mainly because of her 2014 hit single "2 On."

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

The soldier teetered at the top of the porch and released Jonathan.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi