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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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In the space of a few days, Wright went from being a fringe member of one of the NFL’s worst teams to a key component of one of college football’s best.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Those on the practice squad are typically fringe NFL players, who may not make an active roster in their career.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Arsenal, meanwhile, have only sold fringe players Leandro Trossard, Jakub Kiwior and Christian Norgaard, while signing first-teamers Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, and recruiting last season's loanee Piero Hincapie on a permanent deal.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The lack of the main UK parties in the by-election gave dozens of fringe candidates including Binface a chance to seize the spotlight.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

She handed Melissa a yellow skirt with shimmering fringe at the bottom and a black T-shirt with a yellow heart in the center.

From "George" by Alex Gino

Some of these "fringes" measure only slightly more than 20 kilometers across.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

It's an approach that has become especially vital in the "urban fringes", says superintendent Andrew Shurety from Fire and Rescue NSW.

From BBC Aug. 1, 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

Hunger drove some to the fringes of human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

She had her two little granddaughters on either side of her, in pleated tartan skirts, stockings and identical fringes.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Boxy tweed boucle jackets with fringed trims and structured brightly coloured handbags were the order of day, with various materials including lace also on display.

From BBC Mar. 10, 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

“Irri, bring the green tokar, the silk one fringed with Myrish lace.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

Others nestle under trees fringing a river or a lake.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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