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Example Sentences
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As he left the ice he could only shake his head on the verge of tears.
From BBC
We are on the verge of a software revolution, in which what software can understand and do is being expanded in ways that will generate new types of profitable work.
From Barron's
Watch the band, and witness a concert almost torn apart as a group on the verge of releasing its debut album weighs community versus cold commerce.
From Los Angeles Times
That petition shocked attorneys representing veterans in the class-action lawsuit who said they thought they were on the verge of forming a productive relationship with the VA.
From Los Angeles Times
What’s Next: Holtec is on the verge of reopening Palisades, with hundreds of millions of dollars in financial support from the state of Michigan and the Energy Department.
From Barron's
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