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wedge

[wej] / wɛdʒ /


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“People are actually trying to wedge gambling into every corner of the financial market right now,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

He added that producers had "to be careful", though, "that this is not the thin end of a wedge where we cut things out".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

This helps him identify specific techniques and important details that might have otherwise been overlooked—and avoid cultural missteps that might imperil conservation efforts by driving a wedge between locals and foreign conservators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But now it’s used to drive a wedge between groups of people, which is unfortunate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I’d have to drive a permanent wedge between us.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Substituting raw wedges of tomato, which far too often can be floury and tasteless, for slow roasted plum tomatoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Zooming through the air in a flying Sky-Sled, he wedges his face into a triple chin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

For a little extra flair toast some baguette wedges to dip into the savory mixture.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

And this week, even if bombed drives missed wide fairways, the belief was that players would be able to gouge wedges out of the thick rough onto greens and lead to a putt-off.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

She filled six baskets with crocks of butter and big wedges of stinky cheese wrapped in cloth.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

One man had wedged two bags into a single compartment, and his seat was several rows behind mine.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Soon, Hieu was wedged between mom and dad for a sweaty 45-minute moped ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some people have wedged dead internet theory into a conspiracy theory that Diaz Ruiz divides into “weak” and “strong.”

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Following the tracks, he came across a female elephant carrying a dead calf, its leg wedged between her tusk and trunk.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It was a wonky shape, but it had been wedged in the glass wall that had separated this world from the magical one.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Artificial intelligence boosters spent the year wedging the tech into our lives – whether we wanted it or not.

From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2026

Owens and her family saved the house, wedging plywood underneath the doorways during the storm and mopping up water faster than it seeped inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Running the simulations, the scientists saw that it was much easier for the capsid to get into the pore by wedging its smallest end in first, and then gradually ratcheting itself in.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024

After his release on Jan. 4, 2004, Eugene rejoined his family, wedging himself and his wall-to-wall presence into their three-bedroom, one-bath apartment that made up the bottom half of a duplex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

Liam knelt, wedging himself between Greg and me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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