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edges out

VERB
defeat narrowly
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She implies the kind of complex personhood that all women have, in a way that slightly edges out Streep’s reliability.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The chick then grows bigger and edges out the others from the nest.

From BBC • May 7, 2024

He criticized how housing might get built in a streamlined capacity that edges out community input, and questioned whether the healthcare requirements will withstand future legal challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

That’s why, the captaincy being somewhat of a popularity contest, I’d say Gourde edges out his two capable teammates.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022

The holes must be punched exactly opposite to each other, or lacing the belt will bring the edges out of fair, as shown in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua



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