teetering
Example Sentences
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“These are not schools teetering at the edge of success,” reads the report, which cites publicly available state and local education data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now that a majority of Americans own stocks, policymakers may find it hard to sit on the sidelines and not step in if the equity market is teetering, Balchunas said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
"The project will enable the production of scientifically accurate replicas for museums, classrooms and educational programs, helping to raise awareness and support conservation efforts for a species now teetering on the edge of extinction."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
They did so even though the euro zone is teetering on the edge of a recession by some indicators, including a 0.2% economic contraction in the first quarter of the year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The visitor, for her part, was teetering on the absolute brink of the brown chair in what Gilly took to be a state of total shock.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
