teetered
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MP Materials, a volatile small-cap since its 2020 special-purpose acquisition company debut, has swung between boom and bust for rare-earth investors but has never teetered on the edge of failure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even as Lotus built icons like Esprit, which famously turned into a submarine in the 1977 James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me,” it often teetered on the brink of disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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
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
In late 1941, as the United States teetered on the edge of joining World War II, code breakers were in huge demand—especially top talent like Elizebeth.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
