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

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

A top banking regulator is on the verge of letting crypto firms become banks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Have I not described a pleasant site for a dwelling, when I speak of it as bosomed in hill and wood, and rising from the verge of a stream?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë