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The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A questionable outlet, the company obtained the results through a methodology so shady it verged on outright dishonesty: They used a definition of “tradwife” that bears no resemblance to the term’s actual meaning.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

On social media, the schadenfreude has verged on gleeful, with the public picking up on even the smallest references to confirm their priors and their thirst for justice is palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The energy, the motion, the kavorka forever verged on chaos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

It verged on hyperbole—that is to say, wild exaggeration—to call him a “noted expert,” as he was really just a simple country veterinarian.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood