over the edge
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That was part of Federer’s tennis mystique: the elegant, imperturbable calm, the way he almost never let the pressure boil and send him over the edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Add a sudden pulse of hydrogen peroxide and many cancer cells tip over the edge: their DNA and energy machinery are damaged and they die.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
“And it’s just pushing over the edge of just little things that are gonna make this team a constant top-of-the-table contender.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But at the same time, there is this feeling of: How much can you subject yourself to without it pushing you over the edge?
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
At one point she’d decided to climb to the ground, but when she saw the view over the edge, she instantly got dizzy and backed away.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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