on the edge of
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: very close to (something)
a species on the edge of extinction
The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.
He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.
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Min Woo Lee Aims for Masters Return Lee is currently ranked 46th and is on the edge of qualifying for the 2026 Masters.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The company was founded in 2017 by Tom Zickler and Christoph Fisser, when the latter also was managing director of Babelsberg, the major film studios on the edge of Berlin, which was its parent company.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Two employees of Kentucky Truck Parts and Service, whose shop is located on the edge of the debris field, told CNN affiliate WLKY they were knocked back by the explosion.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The company was founded in 2017 by Tom Zickler and Christoph Fisser, when the latter also was managing director of Babelsberg, the major film studios on the edge of Berlin, which was its parent company.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Two employees of Kentucky Truck Parts and Service, whose shop is located on the edge of the debris field, told CNN affiliate WLKY they were knocked back by the explosion.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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