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Example Sentences
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The eurozone’s jobless rate edged higher in February, coming off a record low at the start of the year, ahead of the inflation shock and uncertainty prompted by the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Asian stocks mostly finished Monday’s session lower, while European stock indexes edged up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Pidcock won the Milano-Torino race earlier this month and was just edged out in the Milan-San Remo by world champion Tadej Pogacar.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
A recent report External link by Homebase, a workforce management platform, showed that while labor participation held flat in the early part of the year, hours worked actually edged up.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Christopher edged further round, to the window next to the tree.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
