cusp
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Back near the cusp of the new “American Century,” the 20th, the nation had no problem muscling up its military.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The book chronicles Suzanna’s life from childhood to the cusp of her 18th birthday, dwelling mostly on the minor variations of her weekly prison visits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
I feel like we are on the cusp.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
None of this confirms that the war, now entering its fifth year, is on the cusp of ending.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Nothing of the galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms or civilizations evolved in the previous incarnation of the universe oozes into the cusp, flutters past the Big Bang, to be known in our present universe.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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