verge
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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
"Natterjack toads are on the verge of extinction and it's vital we understand ways to protect and boost the populations that remain."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
A victim of government-sanctioned culling, trigger-happy farmers and rising road traffic, by 2002 the Iberian lynx was on the verge of extinction, with just 94 cats left in their natural habitat.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
His voice came out sounding wild, like even calm, easygoing Chess was on the verge of panic.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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Metamorphosis
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