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From here, Robert carefully stacks a Jenga tower of suspense-laden set pieces and surprisingly moving family drama, without so much as letting the structure teeter.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

The characters in her novels long for stability in landscapes where the past is forever intruding on the present—they teeter on the shifting border between perception and fact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

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

Until vaccination rates improve, we’ll teeter on the edge with this disease.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025

Sometimes the outcome really does teeter and hang in the balance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

As a woman tells Mew, “the planet teeters on the brink of an appalling and irreversible alteration.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Broadcom earnings could be strong thanks to artificial intelligence demand, but shareholders should be prepared for a muted stock reaction as market sentiment teeters.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Freed by two tuxedoed roadies, the pop star teeters to her microphone in a black sequinned ball gown and does the worst thing a performer can do - plays a brand new song.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

It’s the entrance of Li’l Petey that grounds and focuses the affably chaotic “Dog Man,” which often teeters on the edge of completely out of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

She teeters towards me; I wait for a sign.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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

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

Job growth lagged far behind much of the country and property values teetered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

A brown foal with a white stripe on its muzzle teetered on toothpick legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

Once or twice she teetered on a print and almost fell over.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Raising the ante in any new fight would expose Iran’s infrastructure to attack when its economy is teetering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

England's 30-12 defeat by Tonga last Saturday has left them teetering on the brink of elimination because of the unusual format of this year's tournament.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It sort of gave me a direction early on because I was a little bit teetering in those days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

When Lawrence was run out in a mix-up with Cox, England were 120-5 and teetering.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Bronwyn hovered anxiously around an old woman who was teetering half-conscious in a chair, mummied up in a blanket.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs