Brink
Brink noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.
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Synonyms for Brink
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
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Explosive Overclocking: The steam engine, bringing this to the brink of Older Than Steam without actually crossing the line.
Source: Older Than Radio -
Despair Event Horizon: Pretty much every major character skirts the line, before being pulled back from the brink by another sensate.
Source: Series / Sense8 - In Jennifer Government, the corporate alliances come to the brink of all-out warfare, and step slightly over the line a few times before coming to their senses due to John Nike's influence.
Source: Corporate Warfare
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