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on the cusp

1. On the verge of some beginning point or the start of some major development. Usually followed by "of (something)." Our team is on the cusp of making a discovery that could change the face of modern medicine. After being on the cusp for several years, Mark finally broke into mainstream success with his most recent novel.
2. Straddling or right in between two different categories, regions, conditions, etc. Usually followed by "between (something) and (something)." I hate the awkward, unpredictable weather we get when we're on the cusp between winter and spring. The restaurant is on the cusp between fast food and sit-down dining, but unfortunately has the perks of neither.
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on the cusp (of something)

Fig. at the point in time that marks the beginning of something. The transistor was on the cusp of a new age in electronics.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

on the cusp

1. On the threshold or verge of a development or action: an actor on the cusp of becoming a star.
2. At the dividing line or border of two conditions or categories: an artist on the cusp between Victorianism and modernism.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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References in periodicals archive
Different Mandibular First Molar Shapes According to Groove and Cusp Configuration In Relation to Suggested Bracket Position.
COMPARISON OF NUMBER OF CUSPS IN PERMANENT MANDIBULAR FIRST MOLARS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Modular forms of weight k for [GAMMA] < [SL.sub.2] (Z) are T-invariant sections of [[Laplace].sup.[cross product]k] with cusp condition.
Modular forms of weight 3m and elliptic modular surfaces
4H) possesses cusps ornamented with coarse ridges divided at the cusp base.
Chondrichthyans from the Devonian--Early Carboniferous of Belarus
Considering the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of cusp inclination of zirconia on polymerization of resin cement, testing of the upper surface of resin cement can also indirectly reveal the polymerization efficiency.
Polymerization Efficiency of a Dual-Cured Resin Cement through Zirconia with Three Different Cusp Inclinations
Meanwhile, many observers over the years have noted bright polar regions --especially near the northern cusp. Occasionally these caps were suspected of being snow deposits--not so farfetched in the era when Mercury was believed to have an atmosphere.
The Poles of Mercury: Observers once dreamed of 11-mile-high mountains and glittering ice caps
Group-B consists of 6 patients with aortic valve structural abnormality in the form of cusp prolapse but without aortic regurgitation, so aortic valve was not addressed in these patients.
Doubly committed Subarterial Ventricular Septal defect repair: An experience of 51 cases
A 23-year-old male patient undergoing orthodontic treatment was referred to the Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics for the treatment of bilateral Talon's cusp on maxillary lateral incisors.
Comprehensive and Conservative Management of Talon Cusp: A New Technique
For instance, the ideal thickness of a complete cast crown functional cusp is 1.5 mm and non functional cusp is 1 mm,3,9 whereas, for a metal ceramic crown, functional cusp thickness is 2.5 mm and non functional cusp thickness is 2 mm3.
AN ASSESSMENT OF DIMENSIONS OF CAST METAL AND METAL CERAMIC FULL COVERAGE RESTORATIONS
The length of right cusp of left atrioventricular valve was significantly greater in experimental group B1 than that of control group A1.
The effect of ethanol vapour exposure on atrial and ventricular walls of chick embryos
he has foolishly and himself where the cusp of everything "This incident has had such a significant effect on this man.
Pervert took 10 minutes to turn chat to sex talk; BUS DRIVER WAS UNKNOWINGLY TALKING TO DARK JUSTICE
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) has said that India is on the cusp of growth.
Credit Suisse says India on cusp of growth
Capromeryx mexicana specimens analyzed for mesowear showed high cusps with either sharp or rounded cusp morphologies (DP3322 and DP4310 show high and sharp cusps whereas DP3328 displays high and rounded cusps), resulting in a mean mesowear score of 0.33.
Preliminary data on the diet and habitat preferences of Capromeryx Mexicana (Mammalia: antilocapridae) from the late Pleistocene of Cedral, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
V: Showing the Height of cusps in four groups from nadir to the nodule in mm Group Height of Right Left Cusp No.
Study of coronary ostia, their variations & clinical significance
The sixth cusp is sometimes present in the inferior molars of Asian and American Indigenous populations, and the seventh or intermedium cusp is characteristic of the inferior molars of African populations (Kraus et al.; Rothhammer & Llop; Delgado-Burbano, 2007)
Dental Morphological Markers as a Proxy for Ethnicity in Robinson Crusoe Islanders/Marcadores Morfologicos Dentarios en la Estimacion de la Etnicidad Poblacional de la Isla Robinson Crusoe
The incisor consists of a principal cusp and anterior and posterior accessory cusplets.
NEW FOSSILS OF SUIDAE (MAMMALIA, ARTIODACTYLA) FROM THE HASNOT LATE MIOCENE, NORTHERN PAKISTAN
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