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But for all the expressions of outrage and talk of pressure, some veteran observers doubt Israel is on the edge of a diplomatic precipice.

Three were seriously injured, one died from electrocution, and another convulsed so violently after being struck by lightning that he tumbled out of the cave and fell to his death from the 8,839-foot precipice.

"I think we're right on the precipice of seeing all of those skeletons start to come to surface," she said, though it was not clear if she was referring specifically to Prince Andrew.

One minute, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the precipice of a no-hitter, needing just one out to put his name in the record books.

A few days later, Moody's Analytics economist Mark Zandi declared on social media that the economy was "on the precipice of a recession".