edged
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Long-dated Treasury yields edged slightly higher, while shorter-term rates dipped — producing a wider gap between the two, known as a steeper curve.
From MarketWatch
Slowly it edged closer, quivering, until its whiskers were touching his knee.
From Literature
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Stocks edged higher ahead of this week’s batch of corporate earnings.
The company reported higher quarterly profit and its shares edged up 0.2%.
"Mentions of tariffs and trade, politics, and the labor market also rose in January, and references to health/insurance and war edged higher," she said.
From Barron's
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