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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As the mobster Hyman Roth and Michael Corleone plot to take over even more of a Cuba on the verge of revolution, Roth says:

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

I’d thought the danger of the Cocoon had been real before, but now that I was on the verge of getting caught, it all seemed to hit home just that much harder.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin