edge
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Its camera captures him walking to the traffic’s edge, wearing a robe and holding a Tibetan flag on a long pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
MP Materials, a volatile small-cap since its 2020 special-purpose acquisition company debut, has swung between boom and bust for rare-earth investors but has never teetered on the edge of failure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Binoculars or a small telescope can provide a closer look as the curved edge of Earth's shadow moves across the lunar surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The fire's remote location, steep slopes and nearby cliff edge made it difficult to tackle.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The chief sat down on the edge of his desk and looked at me steadily.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“Then, I start with loops around the edges and work my way in,” he continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The design’s height, contemporary style, glassy facade and round edges have drawn boycotts, protests, legal threats and letter-writing campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The biggest hits sand down the rough-hewn edges of Mama’s metaphorical front porch to up their resale value, perhaps never funnier than Luke Bryan’s bullet-point summer vacation on “Fish, Hunt, Golf, Drink.”
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
These lobed leaves often have intricate, serrated edges.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Gray fogged around the edges of my vision.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
However, both main contracts edged up Thursday after Iran said it had agreed a route with Oman for ships transiting the waterway and were adding the final touches to arrangements for jointly managing it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Profits edged up five percent to $2.4 billion, while revenues rose four percent to $7.1 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The WSJ Dollar Index edged up 0.1%, snapping a four-trading-day losing streak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Far from suffering from a Burnham bounce, Kemi Badenoch's party has edged up to 20% in the polls for the first time since last spring.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
I had edged my way into the dimness, peering into the corners, ready to run if I saw one of the sídhe, her hair long, her fingers bony, watching me.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
The quiet buyer is edging toward the exit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Scotland's most decorated Games has 14 medals of his own, but Evans now has her first after edging out her rivals in 100m breaststroke.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
U.S. stock market moves were muted, with the Nasdaq composite slipping and the Dow industrials edging higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The latest chapter in the lowbrow but lucrative "Minions" franchise debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, edging out another popular animation series in "Toy Story," industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Gospodin Yedinitsa, I can’t learn about dragons today,” Anya said, edging out the door.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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