on/at the threshold
idiom
: at the beginning of something or very close to something (such as a new condition, an important discovery, etc.)
—usually + of
young people on the threshold of adulthood
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Who might be waiting on the threshold of his father’s church when the song is over?
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
County supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday on the threshold of a trial in the federal case, which was brought by eight plaintiffs who contended that police and prosecutors had fabricated the charges against them.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Sonoma County is right at the threshold, but every other Bay Area county has a higher vaccination rate than the statewide rate.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
On Thursday afternoon, the door to the apartment where the shooting unfolded had one piece of red evidence tape attached and blood smeared on the threshold at the bottom.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
County supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday on the threshold of a trial in the federal case, which was brought by eight plaintiffs who contended that police and prosecutors had fabricated the charges against them.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Sonoma County is right at the threshold, but every other Bay Area county has a higher vaccination rate than the statewide rate.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
On Thursday afternoon, the door to the apartment where the shooting unfolded had one piece of red evidence tape attached and blood smeared on the threshold at the bottom.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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“On/at the threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fat%20the%20threshold. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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