wiggle

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The reasoning: Rising gross margins often show a company has pricing power with its customers, but it also gives a company wiggle room to boost its operating margin as long as other costs don’t balloon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Still, he noted that the Informatica deal will offer Salesforce “financial wiggle room” and added that the newly acquired business is likely to receive “ample airtime” on the earnings call.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The one area with wiggle room is eating, typically her biggest area of discretionary spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

"I'm losing sleep over the $6,700, but I have a little wiggle room to be able to do that because once I get a job, I can pay it off," Morgan said.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

I set down my plate, hop up, and wiggle my feet into the irresistible shoes.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith