on the verge of
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: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.
The child was on the verge of tears.
We were on the verge of divorce.
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Those results keep her on the verge of earning her LPGA Tour card through the Elite Amateur Pathway.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
The bird, named Kere, was on the verge of death when volunteers brought her to the Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in northern Wisconsin last August.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 July 2025
In the Dutch horror film Brick, a couple on the verge of splitting up finds that the door to their apartment has been sealed overnight by a mysterious wall, with no apparent way to escape.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
Less than a year ago, Atlanta felt on the verge of blowing up its roster and giving up on Trae Young as a cornerstone.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
The bird, named Kere, was on the verge of death when volunteers brought her to the Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in northern Wisconsin last August.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 July 2025
In the Dutch horror film Brick, a couple on the verge of splitting up finds that the door to their apartment has been sealed overnight by a mysterious wall, with no apparent way to escape.
—PC Magazine, 4 July 2025
Less than a year ago, Atlanta felt on the verge of blowing up its roster and giving up on Trae Young as a cornerstone.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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“On the verge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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