edge

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Entrenched inflation and higher prices on major necessities have pushed many families closer to the financial edge, or locked them out of homeownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

How will we know if or when we are teetering on the edge of recession?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area’s average of $5.72.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Glenn hopes to edge closer to developments in the field but despite years of scaling mountains, he believes "you don't find Bigfoot, Bigfoot finds you".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Leaning perilously over the edge, she dangled her axe head first, with the shaft strap wound around her wrist.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver