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edge

[ej] / ɛdʒ /






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Developer Nathan Berman and his company, MetroLoft, have been at the leading edge of the conversion boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“So I think people are on edge a little bit.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Harmont & Blaine sponsored a chalet on the edge of the Olympic slopes in the resort of Cortina and used photos of the nearby Olympic rings to advertise a collection on social media.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

When paired with a stronger defensive foundation, his man-management, and game-breaking set-piece threat, England usually had the edge over teams with less talent in their ranks.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

He picked up a pen and began to roll it between his fingers, his arm outstretched with his wrist resting on the edge of the desk.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"There is value in having deadlines. There is value in having edges of the box you can't go past," he says.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Twitter Democrats stuck by Platner, believing that he was a good avatar for working-class politics and that real voters wouldn’t care that he was rough around the edges.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in a thin, even layer, letting some of the Parmesan fall into the gaps so it can melt into lacy edges.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Spot gold edges 0.1% lower to $4,120.04 per ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

They were short, and their roots had jagged edges.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Summer 2026 is already on track to be the hottest in recorded human history, topping 2024, which edged out 2023’s record.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

That edged him ahead of Erling Haaland by virtue of assists, with Three Lions captain Harry Kane one goal drift alongside France's Ousmane Dembele.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Toronto edged out New Delhi and the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa as wildfire smoke turned the skies a hazy yellowish-grey in Canada's largest city.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Crude oil imports edged up by 60,000 barrels a day to 5.7 million barrels a day, and exports increased by 459,000 barrels a day to 3.7 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Marco’s cart edged closer, looming up behind them just yards away.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

The Three Lions set up the meeting with the tournament co-hosts by edging past DR Congo 2-1 in the last 32.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

This is threatening to become a World Cup of shocks, with Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil only edging past Japan thanks to Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time winner.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The seed of Stellantis’s bet on Wayve was sown on a test ride in London, when the technology wowed the carmaker’s chief technology officer, Ned Curic, with its humanlike way of edging into flowing traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Victims will also get more time to bring perpetrators to justice as part of a reform first presented in 2024 that is now edging closer to implementation.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Those people who were meeting partners from different Houses were edging through the crowd trying to find one another.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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