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She says his behaviour was “appalling and degrading, verging on psychological abuse", adding: "I don’t believe I’ve been given a fair trial.”

The overriding feeling from the experience is a profound respect, verging on awe, for the extraordinary young contestants.

When it comes to form, I’m a pluralist verging on everything-ist.

In China, a stalling economy has led to a steady decline in prices, falling by the most since the global financial crisis in 2009 and verging on a phenomenon known as deflation.

A romantic garden is languid and soft, not unkempt but verging on wild.