verge
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Wall Street was skeptical on the verge of alarm.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
For decades, a puzzling discrepancy involving a tiny subatomic particle called the muon fueled speculation that physicists might be on the verge of discovering an entirely new force of nature.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Hearts, a Scottish soccer club, is on the verge of winning the league title, potentially ending a long duopoly by Celtic and Rangers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
For much of 2025, the US and China appeared to be on the verge of a new trade war, one that could shake the foundations of the global economy.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
It looked like it was on the verge of collapse—much like several of the other buildings at the park.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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