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Recent Examples of brink
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
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Katie Dempsey, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Two productions teetered on the $2M brink: Gypsy ($1,818,235, with press comps keeping the number down); and Sunset Blvd.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Engram had a renaissance year in 2023 amassing 963 yards in all 17 games, but the Jaguars fell just short of the playoff brink.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Katie Dempsey, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Two productions teetered on the $2M brink: Gypsy ($1,818,235, with press comps keeping the number down); and Sunset Blvd.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Engram had a renaissance year in 2023 amassing 963 yards in all 17 games, but the Jaguars fell just short of the playoff brink.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brink
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There are aspects of Freddy’s character — a victim of the foster system with a variety of unspecified social difficulties — that feel right on the verge of several stereotypes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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However, multiple experts have stated that Iran was not on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, according to previous reporting from McClatchy News.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
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