precipice

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England were pushed towards the precipice of the fastest Ashes series defeat in more than 100 years as a Travis Head century maintained Australia's grip on the third Test in Adelaide.

From BBC

“The global media industry stands at the precipice of historic transformation,” Bank of America media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich and three colleagues wrote in a Monday research report.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature