inch

"We have fought so hard and we have had to use every inch of the system to get justice," she continued.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

County will take on about a quarter-inch to an inch of rain as the storm continued to fizzle out over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

It happened place by place, inch by inch, a dusty disco ball left in the rummage while a Starbucks or a boutique gym rose to serve the freshly gentrified block around it.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the ruthless competition for every inch of retail space, JonnyPops made its case for greater distribution through a metric carefully tracked by retailers: “new to category.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The sight of it purely took my breath away because spread out before me was all of Sassafras Springs—every inch of it—in miniature.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

About five inches of rain was forecast in areas of Massachusetts including Boston -- the equivalent of more than a month's worth of rainfall.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The new stops designed to accommodate bikes and buses are about five inches off the ground and separated from the road by a curb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The broad strokes of dark composite cladding along the rocker panels, lower front and rear fascia, and around the wheel wells, signal its soft-road sensibilities—as does the 8.5 inches of ground clearance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

"She's 18 inches taller than me, I've got a Yorkshire accent and she's got a Northern Irish accent," Mindy says.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Much as he loved her, Tiamat at ten feet was not as charming as Tiamat at ten inches.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Bundled and boarded up, the lantern inched across the parking lot on the back of a flatbed truck that climbed a ring road steep enough to cause concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

They had just gotten a first down on a Raiders penalty — 12 men on defense — and had inched across the 50.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

So far, little has seemed to faze the stock market, which has traded near record highs all year even as war raged in the Middle East and inflation inched higher stateside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Retirement-account loans outstanding inched up slightly during the second quarter to 19.5%, up from 19.2% a year ago, Fidelity said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

I prayed I’d thought this plan through enough as I inched closer.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

AMD was inching higher after announcing an $8.2 billion deal to buy World Labs, with other chip stocks gaining.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

One sweating plastic cup inching toward permanent damage.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bond yields were mixed Monday, with the 10-year Treasury inching lower to 4.962%, while investors priced in a high likelihood of at least one more interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Victory against Croatia's Hrgovic would put Itauma on the path to becoming the next big name in British heavyweight boxing, with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua inching closer to the end of their storied careers.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Calves aching, I control my body, alternating between inching and trying to rappel down.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes