Situation and Verge

Situation

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Verge and situation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Verge" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

Verge noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.

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Situation and verge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Verge".

Nearby Words: verged, verging, verger

exact	exact situation	exact verge
new	new situation	new verge

During one story arc, it's revealed that the situation had gotten so bad that the Blood Elves were actually on the verge of rejoining the Alliance.

Source: Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal
In Valkyria Chronicles, the DLC mission featuring Selvaria puts her into this situation, though she's not captured, just on the very verge of being captured.

Source: Badass in Distress
Even if they get out of the situation, the world is an icy wasteland on the verge of a complete nuclear winter, there's really no chance they'll ever get to see this dream come true.

Source: Anime / Wolf's Rain

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