Collocations withbrink
These are words often used in combination withbrink.
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brink of collapse
The poor countries have become poorer, in many areas the environment is on the brink of collapse, advances in workers' rights are being dismantled.
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brink of death
People are pulled back from the brink of death, but they have no long-term prospects.
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brink of destruction
The cold war led to a nuclear arms race that brought the world to the brink of destruction.
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brink of disaster
As a woman of questionable morals, she seemed to stand by as her family teetered on the brink of disaster.
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brink of extinction
It is a pity that fishing has had to come almost to the brink of extinction to give us that opportunity.
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brink of ruin
Burdened with high overheads and millions of dollars tied up in inventory, a number of these companies have been brought to the brink of ruin.
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brink of war
It has moved on dramatically, and we are now on the brink of war.
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on the brink of recession
All reports currently point towards a world on the brink of recession.
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on the brink of starvation
One can imagine how many more people will be on the brink of starvation when there are another 3,000 to 4,000 million mouths to feed.
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very brink
At a pessimistic extreme, the city, and not just the urban poor, was claimed to be teetering at the very brink.
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