verge
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Some were teetering on the verge of collapse and others had already fallen.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
But don’t confuse overpriced IPOs with a market on the verge of collapse.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Yehia Hassan is on the verge of tears as he surveys the filth and broken furniture strewn across the front room of his beloved Luton home.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“He was on the verge of death,” Martin told me.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
She didn’t answer this one for so long, he thought she wasn’t going to and was on the verge of asking again when she said, “It’s too soon to tell.”
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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