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cusp

[kuhsp] / kʌsp /


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Nvidia stock is on the cusp of new highs and Foxconn sales numbers could help it get there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Back then, the S&P 500 was trading on the cusp of correction territory, after rising bond yields put pressure on stocks in August, September and October of that year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The AI safety community’s influence has been particularly strong at Anthropic, which is now on the cusp of a $2 trillion public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Through four games, the numbers certainly suggest he’s on the cusp of a big season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Hugh has been advised to try again: scores can fluctuate according to stress and circumstance, and he's right on the cusp of Mensa qualification.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Near a planet's poles, however, there are funnel-shaped openings known as "magnetospheric cusps."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Its teeth possessed sharp cusps and crests for slicing through the exoskeleton of insects and lacked the rounded crushing surfaces useful for eating fruit.

From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023

Mr. Biden held a similar celebration with former President Barack Obama last year on the cusps of the midterms.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

They noted that this fossil had primitive traits, such as a monkey-size brain, small teeth with sharp cusps, and eye sockets that telescoped out, similar to those of a gibbon.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 29, 2015

He had carried this innocent precision, these dainty demoded cusps, through misery and passion to old age.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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