brinks

plural of brink
as in verges
an interval of time just before the onset of something was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived

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  • The film takes a fun detour in the third act into what almost verges into horror territory.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Discard the tired-looking center and separate clumps from the outer edges by hand or use a sharp knife or pruning saw.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Brinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brinks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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