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
"It's the surprise of this and the confusion of this that's really pushing everyone over the edge," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
I noticed the newspaper draped over the edge of the wastebasket and pulled it out.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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