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What I do know is that the Jenga tower of higher ed was tottering well before this mess, and that my priorities right now are not what happens with SAT scores or the Dean's List.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2020

A lawyer and league official before he was named commissioner in 1984, he stabilized a league that was tottering with its fan base shrinking and many of its teams losing money.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2020

Root was unbeaten on 31 at the close, having entered the fray on 119 for four when England's innings was tottering as ominously as the Christmas Jenga.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2012

That relationship, which ended with Ms. Foss returning to her husband amid signs that Gould’s mental stability was tottering, became being one of the focal points of “Genius Within.”

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2010

Bathilda was tottering around the place lighting candles, but it was still very dark, not to mention extremely dirty.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling