edge
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The “It Follows” escape plan is, as it happens, a window into Kelly’s celebrated talent for taking a narrative formula and turning it on its head, often with a sinister edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
They didn't have a huge amount going for them in ability terms, but they had edge and character.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The major stock indexes edge lower on Wednesday in light trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"My mother had regrets about my birth, and I was driven to the edge psychologically," she wrote in her autobiography, "A Personal History of Polka Dots".
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
They were on the edge of their pews.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Rizwan's miss was the most costly, symptomatic of the keeper and slip fielders appearing to stand too deep for most of the day with a number of edges not carrying through.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
On one night, I’d empty a pack into a hot skillet, let the sausage crisp at the edges and spoon everything over spiced rice with a fried egg and a mess of fresh herbs.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Whales and sharks breach and hunt in the waters beyond the thick kelp forests that tickle its edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
For the first time, scientists were able to resolve extremely fine, fringe-like structures along the edges of these granules.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
It’s all blurred edges and smoke, without a single visible brushstroke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Gold futures edged up in a steady session with the market awaiting tomorrow’s comments by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Oil prices edged down but remain in danger of spiking further as investors await a breakthrough in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo traffic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yields on 10-year Treasurys edged up 0.8 basis point to 4.679%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
U.S. crude oil inventories edged up in a fourth consecutive weekly increase as both imports and exports fell and production held steady, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
They had been sailing in the Immortal’s boat for half a day when Irian left Nighthand, edged round the sail, and came to them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The Puerto Rican was made to work for her 50th career win, edging a majority decision but missing the 33rd knockout she needed to break the women's record, remaining on 32.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
But it has been edging into the spotlight more recently as it seeks to become an AI powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In other words, the lower Russian River is edging up-market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Prices excluding food and energy rose 0.2% after staying flat in June, with medical care and airline tickets edging higher and car insurance continuing to fall.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Down to the river, ma’am, to collect specimens,” I said, edging crabwise out the door.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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