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But the merger had been tottering for weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Empire had been tottering on its base until then; after Beaumont it was virtually doomed.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

It had been tottering on our brows for some time.

From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)

Their mid-day meal was over, and Robert had been devoting himself to Mary, who had been tottering round the room in his wake, clutching one finger tight with her chubby hand.

From Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

After his wife's illness and funeral, Panchu, who had been tottering on the brink of starvation, went altogether beyond his depth.

From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath