on the edge of
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: very close to (something)
a species on the edge of extinction
The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.
He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.
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Ward and McWhinnie even posed for a photo with the security chief on the edge of the mat where they had been held.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Longtime fans of the series will be on the edge of their seat to witness how their branching decisions from the game’s past and present unfold when Double Exposure releases on Oct. 29 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
But that does not mean those on the edge of this trend are unconcerned with the increase that has been observed, especially given that trauma-level falls used to be relatively rare.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
Farmland in Japan is often split into small parcels on the edge of the village.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Longtime fans of the series will be on the edge of their seat to witness how their branching decisions from the game’s past and present unfold when Double Exposure releases on Oct. 29 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
But that does not mean those on the edge of this trend are unconcerned with the increase that has been observed, especially given that trauma-level falls used to be relatively rare.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
Farmland in Japan is often split into small parcels on the edge of the village.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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“On the edge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20edge%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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