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When the clinic was on the verge of closure, the town desperately rallied to buy it.

Around 1997, when it was on the verge of bankruptcy as it struggled to compete with rivals, Apple found a lifeline in China.

The 33-year-old centre-back, who has signed a new two-year deal, is on the verge of lifting his second Premier League trophy with the Reds.

Ward had been on the verge of giving up writing when her first novel, “Where the Line Bleeds,” was published.

“At this point, I’m on the verge of losing everything,” she said.