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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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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

Chainlink necklaces, lace headpieces and even fringe bangs become a form of armor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Kate Nash performs at The Mac in Belfast on 6 August as part of the fringe programme for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Arguments that Burger and Bork dismissed as fringe advocacy became orthodox within conservative legal circles.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

The wild duck rests there and the Canada goose, for this is a fringe of the central migratory flyway.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

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

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

The film arrives at a time when discussions about unidentified aerial phenomena, government transparency and artificial intelligence have moved from the fringes of popular culture into mainstream debate.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

The biggest standout is Celina, Texas, a boomtown on the metro area’s far northern fringes that features master-planned communities.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

We’re seeing the fringes of electronic music rise, and very heavy rock music rise.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

His mom’s camera was passed around the fringes of the crowd, and by the time it got back to Roy he knew that most people couldn’t really tell it was a bird in the photograph.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

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

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

She was black and pink; and the great bladder of her belly was fringed with a row of piglets that slept or burrowed and squeaked.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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

Halfway over the still misty fields he stopped to load his gun, then walked quietly toward the cover of the alders fringing the little lake.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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