teetering on the brink/edge of
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: close to being in a specified state or condition
The countries are teetering on the brink of war.
The bird is teetering on the edge of extinction.
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In a world teetering on the edge of economic and cultural upheaval, one interesting trend gives reason for hope.
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the president’s signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval or collapse.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Print Save The Middle East is teetering on the edge of a broad regional war.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
Five or so decades ago, New York was in the midst of a recession, losing population and teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the president’s signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval or collapse.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Print Save The Middle East is teetering on the edge of a broad regional war.
—Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
Five or so decades ago, New York was in the midst of a recession, losing population and teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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