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Recent Examples of cusp
All those sessions in the cage, all those mornings out in the yard, led his son here, to the cusp of the major leagues.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
For many schools, that means expanding technical education classes, building partnerships with local businesses, and getting creative with transporting teens — some just on the cusp of learning to drive — to part-time work.
—Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The Patriots finished the season 14-3, Maye passed for more than 4,000 yards, 31 touchdowns and – while his playoff performances haven’t exactly been outstanding – Maye has brought his team to the cusp of yet another Patriot Super Bowl title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Like Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders’s other novel, Vigil is set on the spooky cusp between life and death.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
For many schools, that means expanding technical education classes, building partnerships with local businesses, and getting creative with transporting teens — some just on the cusp of learning to drive — to part-time work.
—Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The Patriots finished the season 14-3, Maye passed for more than 4,000 yards, 31 touchdowns and – while his playoff performances haven’t exactly been outstanding – Maye has brought his team to the cusp of yet another Patriot Super Bowl title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Like Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders’s other novel, Vigil is set on the spooky cusp between life and death.
—Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusp
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In analyzing the cases of murder exonerees who sued, the Tribune found cases typically spawned roughly 300 docket entries and cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 in legal defense fees as the city often took the cases to the verge of trial before agreeing to pay.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Nasdaq had closed on the verge of correction Friday — a decline of 10% from a recent peak.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, which administers the Medicaid expansion, would be tasked with conducting the review of all of its recipients by the end of the year.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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With no apparent end to the Iran war in sight, GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan predicts a gallon of gas will keep rising.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But with the Trojans on the very brink of the tournament bubble, time is quickly running out on that possibility.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Topline Spirit Airlines announced on Tuesday a deal with its creditors to emerge from bankruptcy later this year, with plans to substantially shrink the company while shedding more than $5 billion in debt, marking the discount airline’s second return from the financial brink in less than a year.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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These pink French tips got a futuristic makeover thanks to the addition of chrome powder.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the sheriff's office at 616-632-6125 or submit a tip here.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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The turn of the millennium is when vodka was at the apex of its cultural power.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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