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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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Until now its members have sat on the right fringe of the state parliament, but ahead of Tuesday's inaugural session it successfully argued that it should now sit in the centre.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

There were handheld American flags on skinny sticks, midsize ones to display on a wall and majestic formal flags adorned with silky gold fringe.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The outlet was a fringe one, my boss at the Moscow Times and I agreed, so I put it out of my mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I’ve worked at Slate for almost an entire decade, writing frequently about fringe conspiracy theories from dark corners of the internet.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

When Ralph had wiped off all the mud and had polished his chrome, he rummaged through the remains of his nest for a bit of carpet fringe.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

Russian forces have edged close to the city's eastern fringes, which has prompted calls for the civilians who remain to relocate to safer regions of Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

All the memes and merch exist on the movie’s fringes.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

In “Self-Portrait With Necklace,” a string of blue jadestones rests on Kahlo’s bare neck, above the fringes of a lace blouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Not only does it provide a unique home for wildlife but coastal fringes act as both a natural flood defence and a carbon sink.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

We're on the fringes of things, and I don't want to get any closer.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Woven baskets, checkered blankets, fringed umbrellas and trimmed napkins prove picnic classics never go out of style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Carrying loved ones and a handful of quickly snatched belongings, families trekked along narrow paths slick with mud and fringed by dense greenery, heading to relative safety.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

Beyoncé, dressed in fringed white cow-wrangler garb, did a bit of her song “Freedom” before segueing into “Ya Ya,” during which her 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy was among her large crew of dancers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025

There were small lacquered dainty ones lined with tufted white satin, with a large fringed umbrella that was used by fine and delicate ladies.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Sat behind a fringing machine at the mill, Hyslop, 28, deftly ran a dark cashmere fabric destined for a Spanish luxury brand through its frame, twisting the ends of the cloth into fringes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The double-sided style is finished with chunky fringing and, even better, large rectangular pockets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

The world's largest fringing reef and another of Australia's Unesco World Heritage Sites, it is home to a lush oceanic forest that spreads out along the coast for hundreds of kilometres.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025

After 10 days underway from New Zealand, the Araon reached the sea ice fringing Antarctica.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024

Black plastic reeds fringing two green, glacial pools.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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