verge

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Connor Wynne restored Bradford's lead on the verge of half-time but Jack Bird, Ash Handley and Cooper Jenkins went in before Caleb Aekins' late consolation for the hosts.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

City crews were on the verge of welding a manhole cover shut in South Los Angeles Wednesday morning when a surprise discovery stopped them in their tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He let Kavukcuoglu in on the secret: DeepMind was on the verge of selling itself to Google.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The A.I. bubble might finally be on the verge of popping.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Mrs. Olinski had never told anyone—anyone—that she had been on the verge of choosing Hamilton Knapp.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg