edgy
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She’s seen others pay a price for being edgy, so for breezy chitchat she sticks to asking about summer travel or new movies on Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ownership of a copy became shorthand for edgy, intellectual sensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Would you say he’s overly dismissive of criticism that the show isn’t funny, or what have you, not edgy enough, simply because he has heard it all before?
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Trading floors remain edgy after a recent run of volatility fuelled by concerns that the artificial intelligence boom that has underpinned a global rally may have run out of steam.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
People're getting edgy about kids running around after dark like we used to.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Tyler, after a brief recovery period, returned to the recording studio with a huskier, edgier voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
She was known for her raspy vocals, offering listeners an edgier sound that also melded rock and pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some have rejected the film as flimsy satire; others have wanted its message to be edgier and more obvious.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Allbirds tried to expand beyond its base of 30- and 40-year-olds by offering more technical running shoes and other sneakers in brighter colors and edgier patterns designed to attract younger customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Jason had been having the same feeling, but hearing Nico say it made him even edgier.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Every Disney movie raises us to recognize that villains always get the best lines, the edgiest wardrobes and, sometimes, the most darling pets.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Aluminaire House, one of the earliest and edgiest examples of the International Style of modernist architecture in America, was never meant to withstand a harsh desert climate.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Charlotte has never been the edgiest tool in the box, but I know she reads Vogue, where style can mean pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
And there’s one of the edgiest tracks yet from the band — “Cutthroat,” an anthem about killing the critic inside of you.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
German actor Udo Kier has worked with some of cinema’s edgiest renegades, from Andy Warhol and Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021