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brink

noun as in edge of an object or area

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Earlier on Tuesday, the US and Canada stepped back from the brink of a major escalation in the trade war.

From BBC

Today, however, the scourge is on the dangerous brink of being fully institutionalized in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Trump administration.

A fragile ceasefire which now seems to be on the brink of collapse will only amplify that hesitation.

From BBC

Abalone once were to California what lobster is to Maine, but overfishing pushed them to the brink.

An epic treehouse that has stood in Sherman Oaks for 24 years now teeters on the brink of destruction after the city of L.A. declared the whimsical creation a crime.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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