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Where that leaves them is on the precipice of a likely wholescale housecleaning.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Cohn of course is notorious for being not only Trump’s lawyer, but the man who basically created who Trump became and still is even to this day on the precipice of another presidency.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Schumer warned Friday morning that Congress is on the precipice of a shutdown and pointed to the earlier deal on a continuing resolution as the best option to salvage the situation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Cohn of course is notorious for being not only Trump’s lawyer, but the man who basically created who Trump became and still is even to this day on the precipice of another presidency.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Schumer warned Friday morning that Congress is on the precipice of a shutdown and pointed to the earlier deal on a continuing resolution as the best option to salvage the situation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Precipice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipice. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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