brink

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Jones will reprise her role as Gemma Foster, who is still a GP and living in the same house, and is on the brink of a fresh start as she prepares to get married.

From BBC

Italian football stands on the brink of a Champions League "debacle" - with the prospect of no Serie A clubs competing in this season's last 16.

From BBC

He has said the court system is "on the brink of collapse".

From BBC

"We are on the brink. We didn't have any gas, water or power. No heating. We were staying there till the very last moment, freezing for three days."

From BBC

The company has been teetering on the brink of liquidation for weeks and surviving on emergency financing from automotive customers after its lenders declined to put more money in.

From The Wall Street Journal