verging
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The re-created history, which is where many historical documentaries fail, looks good, and the scenes the writers conjure up are well done, if verging sometimes on melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Former scrum-half Matt Dawson described England's discipline as "verging on comical" after their number of yellow cards for the year reached 14 in the chaotic 31-24 controversial win over Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
A plant that was once romantic is now, some fear, verging on the apocalyptic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Now Wang Lung had heard here and there that for the House of Hwang it had been a year verging upon poverty.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
