live on the edge
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They managed to rent a safe space to live on the edge of Doral, found work and enrolled the boys in school.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025
We live on the edge of the Eaton fire zone, and it’s been terrifying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
Within this stark, dark universe, set to music by Gustav Mahler, bodies live on the edge, leaning and bending precariously as they fight for equilibrium.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024
"We all live on the edge, in fear of death," explains Svitlana.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
Rabbits have been known to live on the edge of a wood and regularly swim a brook to feed in the fields beyond.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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