verge

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Connor Wynne restored Bradford's lead on the verge of half-time but Jack Bird, Ash Handley and Cooper Jenkins went in before Caleb Aekins' late consolation for the hosts.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The league is on the verge of locking out its officials for the first time since 2012, when it used sub-standard replacement referees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The A.I. bubble might finally be on the verge of popping.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He’s on the verge of a three-quarter-life crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

And now communism, the only way of life he had ever known, seemed on the verge of total collapse.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau