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For the Magic 8 Ball, it was figuring out how the answer block could float without developing air bubbles, since his version is about an inch in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We have fought so hard and we have had to use every inch of the system to get justice," she continued.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

County will take on about a quarter-inch to an inch of rain as the storm continued to fizzle out over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

It happened place by place, inch by inch, a dusty disco ball left in the rummage while a Starbucks or a boutique gym rose to serve the freshly gentrified block around it.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The set designers have re-created key locations you’ll encounter in Paris, and you’re going to spend the next week learning every inch of them,” she said.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Measuring between 6-7 inches from head to tail, Tamirkhan had unusually elongated hind limbs that gave it an appearance somewhat like a rabbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Visitors are inches from the nine linen panels that, roughly 20 inches tall and of varying length, form a continuous sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

About five inches of rain was forecast in areas of Massachusetts including Boston -- the equivalent of more than a month's worth of rainfall.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Redd said that 12 inches of rushing water can carry away most cars, and 2 feet of water can sweep away most trucks and SUVs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Three feet in from the door, there was a good six inches of standing water.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Oil prices inched up following Monday's drop of almost two percent, though Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser, speaking after the G7 release, warned over global stockpiles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Retail sales in the eurozone inched higher in August, despite automotive fuel sales slipping as oil prices once again gained ground in the month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bundled and boarded up, the lantern inched across the parking lot on the back of a flatbed truck that climbed a ring road steep enough to cause concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

But it inched up again in its September reading due to heightened fears about market volatility, outliving savings, housing and cognitive decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

I tossed a nervous look back, then inched forward to peer over the edge.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Camarillo hit 99 degrees, inching past the previous record of 98 degrees set in 1953.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

One sweating plastic cup inching toward permanent damage.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 1.0% in August from a year earlier, inching up from a 0.9% gain in the previous month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Victory against Croatia's Hrgovic would put Itauma on the path to becoming the next big name in British heavyweight boxing, with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua inching closer to the end of their storied careers.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I’d find that hard to believe,” I said, inching closer, trying to distract him, “considering you care so little about me. If this situation had been reversed, you wouldn’t have come running, would you have?”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken