cusp

Example Sentences

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On the cusp of summer, Des Moines taxi drivers were ordered to keep the air conditioning off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Nvidia is on the cusp of investing $30 billion in OpenAI, scaling back a plan to pump $100 billion into the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

On the cusp of what promises to be a bitter showdown with major league owners, the players’ union has no leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He adds that audiences also recognised the mood of a country on the cusp of economic liberalisation, when a government job could represent both security and suffocation.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Kepler stood at a cusp in history; the last scientific astrologer was the first astrophysicist.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan