verge
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For much of 2025, the US and China appeared to be on the verge of a new trade war, one that could shake the foundations of the global economy.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
U.S. stocks were lower Thursday but still higher for the week, with the S&P 500 on the verge of breaking above 7,400 for the first time ever.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Another onlooker, 18-year-old Zoe Perez, was on the verge of tears.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Wendy Sherman was on the verge of tears.
From Slate • May 1, 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
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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