teetered
Example Sentences
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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
Nothing could bridge the gap - and the talks teetered on the verge of collapse.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
His mouth slackened like a wet, boingy rubber band, and before he could do anything about it, his head teetered, tottered.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
