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precipice

noun as in face or brink of a rock, mountain

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Environmental advocates fear that many more landfills may be on the precipice of these largely unmanageable disasters.

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Smith stood at the precipice of stardom four years later, when she released “Wave” in 1979.

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Helpless, Penelope stood like a statue, not daring to take a step lest she tumble off some unseen precipice.

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Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene.

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Cathie Wood is a firm believer that the economy is on the precipice of a technological revolution.

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