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Hanging from a cliff edge by their fingertips.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Given the amount of information now at voter’s fingertips, we should be the most informed voting populace in the history of ballot casting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Many remember him as one of the “zip-tie guys”—he was photographed crossing the Senate floor in tactical gear, white flex-cuffs dangling from his fingertips.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Of course, with the title at his fingertips, McIlroy baited the golfing gods on the final hole when he launched a drive into the trees and plunked his approach shot into a bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Rolling to the side, I tucked my arm under my head and was just nodding off to sleep when my fingertips brushed against a thick piece of paper someone had tucked under my pillow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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