Ed Woodward

Some players are bought by other clubs with an eye to them developing into something special in a few years' time. Whereas there's a bit more pressure on some of the other clubs to bring in players who are going to be hitting the ground running and top players verging on world class almost immediately.

English Businessman

Andy Muschietti

The character of 'Mama' is so ambitious in a way that everything I did was always on the verge of being almost funny. So you have to be very careful with that. It's that sort of face that you don't usually see in horror.

Argentinian Director

Ron Dellums

If the truth be known, we are on the verge of losing an entire generation of our young people, killing and dying in the streets of America.

American Politician

La'Porsha Renae

There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time.

American Musician

Paul Cezanne

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.

French Artist

Erin Foster

Anyone who is on the verge of kind of famous but not really relevant is kind of fun to play with.

American Writer

Paul Craig Roberts

Humans regard animals as worthy of protection only when they are on the verge of extinction.

American Economist

Lord Byron

Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.

British Poet

Camille Rowe

I'm constantly on the verge of a panic attack.

French Model

Howie Mandel

I'm always on the verge of death in my head.

Comedian

Used when describing a physical location, especially outdoor spaces.

Spatial Usage

Indicates something is close to another thing, but not quite there.

Proximity

Often used to describe being close to an emotional state or reaction.

Emotional States

Signals that an event or action is about to happen.

Impending Action

Refers to the specific grass area next to roads, more common in UK English.

Specific Location

Remember, this use of 'verge' is predominantly British.

UK Usage

Understand its historical context, not used in modern English.

Historical Term

It's an archaic tool once used by surveyors for land.

Land Measurement

Verb form is metaphorical for approaching a state or condition.

Metaphorical Sense

Use when a situation is about to shift to another state.

Impending Change

 "Die Hard," right? Crazy, great, fun, action-adventure movie in a building. It's about a guy who's on the verge of divorce. He's showing up to L.A., tail between his legs. There are great scenes -- maybe not the most amazing dramatic scenes in the history of time, but pretty great scenes. There's a half an hour of investment in character before you get to the stuff that you're expecting.

The mystery box PIPE JJ...

 impacting many lives these girls were actually on the verge of leaving school because their parents couldn't afford to keep them in school and today they're breadwinners for the entire family and so I'd like to end by saying it's not so difficult to achieve prosperity if we are able to develop entrepreneurs who solve problems or meet needs using

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 It was almost beyond the threshold of imagination, and when you get there, you're shocked to discover what you're truly capable of. That's an epic win. This is a gamer on the verge of an epic win. And this is the face that we need to see on millions of problem-solvers all over the world

Gaming can make a better...

 here's a question imagine if we said oh yes we can get off fossil fuels we'll use biofuels problem-solve transport we don't need oil anymore well what if we grew the biofuels for a road on the grass verge at the edge of the road how wide would the verge have

A reality check on...

 information let me think about that think about if we could send back a cure for AIDS a cure for cancer that's more significant than sending people back the boy who dreamed of travelling back in time to save his father's life might be on the verge of

Time Travel PIPE National...

 Well, you talk about the world in crisis, which is absolutely true, and those of us who spend our whole lives immersed in this crisis -- I mean, we're all on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So it's pretty stressful right now. And you're right --

How to seek truth in the...

 has unleashed a firestorm of innovation. In fact, many of you navigated here today with the help of your TomTom or your smartphone. Paper maps are becoming obsolete. But we now stand on the verge of another revolution in geolocation accuracy.

Todd Humphreys: How to...

 So here's a Imagine if we said, "Oh yes, we can get off fossil fuels. We'll use biofuels. Problem solved. Transport ... We don't need oil anymore." Well, what if we grew the biofuels for a road on the grass verge at the edge of the road?

David Mackay: A reality...

 on the verge of extinction and nobody cares, That piqued my interest. Len took the leatherbacks future into his own hands. He began patrolling the beach at night to protect the turtles.

Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...

 she was shot in the head at point blank range. It was a doomsday for my family and for me. The world turned into a big black hole. While my daughter was on the verge of life and death,

Verge

The edge or border of something.

Often appears as...

The limit beyond which something happens or changes.

Often appears as...

A grassy edge alongside a road.

Often appears as...

A rod for measuring land.

Usage tips

To approach or be close to a condition or state.

Often appears as...

Spatial Usage

Proximity

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