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Man Utd and Tottenham on brink of face-off for Europa League title
(CBS)
Football is never done until it’s done — Manchester United’s ‘portrait of pandemonium’ against Lyon proved that — but there’s only minor jeopardy in predicting that the Europa League is headed for an all Premier League final.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
—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
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brink
verge
Noun
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And small rain gardens on the verges alongside local roads were also installed.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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And Israel's unrelenting siege in the region has resulted in a humanitarian crisis that has pushed health and welfare infrastructures in Gaza to the verge of collapse.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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“Brink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brink. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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