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was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived
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Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
The failure of the Tudor appointment to date — five league games, one point — leaves Spurs on the very brink of the drop zone.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink.
—Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Hope still wafted through the 104,122 in attendance, especially after Reed drove the team downfield to brink of overtime, only to come up short on a touch pass the Hurricanes read well.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Dec. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
The failure of the Tudor appointment to date — five league games, one point — leaves Spurs on the very brink of the drop zone.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink.
—Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Hope still wafted through the 104,122 in attendance, especially after Reed drove the team downfield to brink of overtime, only to come up short on a touch pass the Hurricanes read well.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Brink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brink. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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