on/at the threshold
idiom
: at the beginning of something or very close to something (such as a new condition, an important discovery, etc.)
—usually + of
young people on the threshold of adulthood
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Social Security taxes are capped for the richest Americans
Recent debates over Social Security financing often focus on the threshold at which American workers no longer pay that 6.2 percent tax on their wages, which is currently $168,600 in annual income.
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Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The next morning, a neighbor found Gilpin's and her husband Rodney's bodies at the threshold of their Jefferson City apartment.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
Over the past several months, Iran — a country that is perpetually on the threshold of nuclear weapons — launched attacks on two nuclear-armed countries, Pakistan and Israel.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 3 June 2024
Abrupt onset of intensive human occupation 44,000 years ago on the threshold of Sahul.
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The next morning, a neighbor found Gilpin's and her husband Rodney's bodies at the threshold of their Jefferson City apartment.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
Over the past several months, Iran — a country that is perpetually on the threshold of nuclear weapons — launched attacks on two nuclear-armed countries, Pakistan and Israel.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 3 June 2024
Abrupt onset of intensive human occupation 44,000 years ago on the threshold of Sahul.
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024
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