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brink

[bringk] / brɪŋk /


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But is Iran’s regime really on the brink of signing?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated," he said, rejecting the idea Russia was on the brink of a full-blown crisis.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

Market breadth is poor and breadth oscillators are on the brink of sell signals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

He then said to Princess Noreena of Guilder the five words that brought the nations to the brink.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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