teetering
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Base jumpers parachuted from its heights, and a performance artist recorded himself teetering along a 1-inch-wide slackline strung between two of the properties’ 40-story towers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In December 2023, he inherited a country teetering on crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
See more: Stocks are teetering on the edge of correction territory.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 22, 2026
Thinking about all of this made Jess feel dizzy, as if she was teetering at the edge of a cliff.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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