precipice
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The band members are also at the precipice of something they thought impossible: a music career.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
A few houses hovered perilously close—5 feet or so—from the precipice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The good news is we aren’t on the precipice of a massive surge in unemployment from AI replacing workers.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
But the fact that these investors must now unwind their hedges could help keep the market off the precipice by requiring some forced buying.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
She described the torturous climb up the cliff at length, feeling the need to relive it inch by inch as Einar had told her he had, remembering each handhold, each precipice and narrow ledge.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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