brink
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It is also where Abraham Lincoln, as the nation stood on the brink of Civil War, appealed to “the better angels of our nature.”
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Pro-democracy rebels embedded with them to secure notable successes, including a landmark 2023 combined offensive that advanced to the brink of Mandalay, Myanmar's second city.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
While uncertainty lingers over improvements and timetables at LAX, the county’s second-busiest airport is on the brink of big changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Havertz missed their opening penalty, and Nick Woltemade was also denied, leaving them on the brink of a World Cup exit.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
There the road, which had been veering southwards between the brink of the channel and a steep fall of the land to the left, turned and went due east again.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Terry gone need a brinks truck,” Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves tweeted shortly after Kirk’s deal.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
This week, talks are on the brinks of collapse, the British government may be breaking the law, and terrifying deadlines are looming.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2020
Speaking of brinks, Oregon seemed to find one hurriedly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
No one else could have moved Sierra Leone from the brinks of collapse to the threshold of prosperity with the time Pa Kabba did.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014
How solemn the silent yet never resting highway! -- almost majestic in the stillness of its hurrying might as it rolled heedless past houses and wharfs that crowded its brinks.
From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George
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