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brink

noun

ˈbriŋk

Definition of brink

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived

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Recent Examples of brink Knicks on brink of title after greatest-ever NBA Finals comeback. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026 Scandal and disgrace In 1978, host Argentina was on a brink of elimination. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Hospitals that held the line for the poorest and sickest — pushed past their brink by the pandemic — have closed at disproportionate rates, leaving entire regions with deeper vacuums of care. — Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brink

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The series tracks the pair’s investment in Wrexham AFC, a once-downtrodden team in Wales that has since risen to the verge of a promotion to the Premier League, the highest tier of British pro soccer.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Spirits ran high for most of the night at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium as Austria and Algeria faced off, both on the verge of punching their tickets to the next round of the global tournament.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

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