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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A lot of CEOs don’t spend enough time on the edge of the business.
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Anton Schneerson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The rain that put Oakmont on the edge of being unplayable might have saved Spaun.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Detroit Tigers' bullpen is on the edge of being one of the best in all of baseball; meanwhile, the Washington Nationals have struggled through the season and were amid a five-game losing skid on Thursday.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Here, Rosenstock explains the enjoyment and challenges of breathing life and taboo fun into someone on the edge of death.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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Anton Schneerson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The rain that put Oakmont on the edge of being unplayable might have saved Spaun.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Detroit Tigers' bullpen is on the edge of being one of the best in all of baseball; meanwhile, the Washington Nationals have struggled through the season and were amid a five-game losing skid on Thursday.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Here, Rosenstock explains the enjoyment and challenges of breathing life and taboo fun into someone on the edge of death.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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“On the edge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20edge%20of. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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