verge
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This is a remarkable turnaround for a country that, just five years ago, appeared to be on the verge of diplomatic isolation.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
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
I was on the verge of confessing the whole thing—that I’d never gone to school, that I hadn’t really met the requirements to graduate—when she added, “This class is for seniors.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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