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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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But despite the term being popular, Ockwell-Smith believes that gentle parenting is still a fringe movement and that authoritarian parenting remains the dominant style.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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

Back when The Yard opened in 2016, emphasizing unstructured play was a relatively fringe philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

He’s a small, bald fellow with a fringe of thin hair and wire-rimmed glasses.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

Instead of hanging around the fringes of the NFL, Wright walked away from the pros—to go back to the college game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

He was wearing his usual dark suit, tieless shirt, fringes, and skullcap.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

Holland wore black trousers, a black jacket, a red dress shirt and black tie while Zendaya donned a strapless black gown with a fringed skirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Australian label Aje's catwalk was full of delightful fringed pieces, whilst Balmain's models graced the runway with huge, suede messenger bags.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

Dark clouds fringed with silver moonlight scudded by overhead, carried briskly along by the winds aloft.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

The Mlothi was on the veld fringing Alexandra to the east, about half a mile from where we lived.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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