verge
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After his death, public commentators debated whether he, a lifelong evangelical, was on the verge of converting to Catholicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leaked tax-return scandal from six years ago was on the verge of an epic settlement.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
The order was described as “on the verge of meaningless” by J.B.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It was striking to see up close the master communicator on the verge of tears on several occasions - having to pause and take a breath to keep her demeanour.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Opal folded her lower lip down so that she looked like a large toddler on the verge of a tantrum.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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Metamorphosis
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