live on the edge
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Tens of thousands of people housed in these monuments to pre-revolutionary Cuba, which were subdivided into apartments after Fidel Castro took power in 1959, live on the edge, literally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
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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