on the verge of
idiom
: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.
The child was on the verge of tears.
We were on the verge of divorce.
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The relative struggle of that tech-heavy index is possibly a sign that the broader bull market is on the verge of entering into a new phase — and getting close to a peak, according to Mirza.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Pakistani officials reported more than a dozen new polio cases in October, bringing the total number of infections this year to 39, compared to just six last year when the South Asian country appeared to be on the verge of eliminating the virus.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
When the Great Recession hit in 2008, Ford found itself on the verge of bankruptcy.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Here are five things to watch during a game starting at 9 a.m. PDT on FS1:
Inefficiency experts
UCLA may be on the verge of making some history, though not the kind anyone would want to put in a scrapbook.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Pakistani officials reported more than a dozen new polio cases in October, bringing the total number of infections this year to 39, compared to just six last year when the South Asian country appeared to be on the verge of eliminating the virus.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
When the Great Recession hit in 2008, Ford found itself on the verge of bankruptcy.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Here are five things to watch during a game starting at 9 a.m. PDT on FS1:
Inefficiency experts
UCLA may be on the verge of making some history, though not the kind anyone would want to put in a scrapbook.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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