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brink

[bringk] / brɪŋk /


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But Brink, 24, is not on the brink of bust territory, no.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Those hunting traditions continued until the late 1800s, when overhunting drove bison populations to the brink of extinction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

OG Anunoby's game-clinching tip-in to put New York on the brink of an NBA title will go down as one of the greatest plays in Knicks history, coach Mike Brown said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The film imagines a world on the brink of a revelation: proof that non-human intelligence exists and has been hidden in plain sight.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He struggled with the concept for nearly two years, driving himself to the brink of a mental breakdown, before he thought he had stumbled on an adequate theory.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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