teetered

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The company famously teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in 1996, surviving only through a $5 million cash injection from the Japanese videogame developer Sega.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Nothing could bridge the gap - and the talks teetered on the verge of collapse.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“Many of the key teachings from OneTaste teetered between helping and harming the student,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The big financial institutions were intertwined by a web of complex financial instruments and vehicles that threatened to bring down the U.S. system as certain players teetered toward collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

For a moment, the man in black teetered at the ravine edge.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman