verge
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This is a remarkable turnaround for a country that, just five years ago, appeared to be on the verge of diplomatic isolation.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Wall Street was skeptical on the verge of alarm.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, the coach on the verge of denying him one final title, used to be Guardiola’s assistant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
For decades, a puzzling discrepancy involving a tiny subatomic particle called the muon fueled speculation that physicists might be on the verge of discovering an entirely new force of nature.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Although still officially a town, it seemed on the verge of oblivion.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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