verge
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Breaking down in tears in court, Umar Ben Yusaf recalled asking someone close by to help, who carried an unconscious child out of the passenger seat and put them down on the grass verge.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leaked tax-return scandal from six years ago was on the verge of an epic settlement.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
The order was described as “on the verge of meaningless” by J.B.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Lupe: There is something to that energy of people enjoying being in that kind of space with each other, like on the verge of laughing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Chase’s father and uncle’s business was on the verge of bankruptcy.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing verge
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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