cusp
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Hilton, however, appears on the cusp of clinching the second spot on the ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, remains in a close second and appears on the cusp of securing the right to face off with Becerra in the November general election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Elon Musk’s rocket company is on the cusp of an IPO that could raise more than $75 billion and value his company at more than $2 trillion.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The French investment banker Matthieu Pigasse arrived at the private screening of Melania Trump’s documentary at the White House on the cusp of winning one of the biggest deals of his career.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The place Dorothy Vaughan now called home was on the cusp of a defense industry boom that would be measured not in years but in decades.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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