on the brink of
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In fact, he seems to be having a better day than his co-workers, particularly Robby, whose mental health is on the brink of collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But many traditional crafts are now on the brink of extinction, as advances in technology render them obsolete and valuable knowledge fades into the past.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
America’s most prolific drilling region finds itself on the brink of being trapped between an uptick in drilling in response to rising energy prices and not enough ways to get product to market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The location of the parent asteroid was key -- it broke up on the brink of the gravitational 3:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
I had alighted from Joe’s back on the brink of the ditch when we came up, and had not moved since.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
