edging

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“With 30-year mortgage rates still near 6%, affordability constraints show no sign of easing. Nominal prices are barely rising; in real terms, they are edging lower,” Godec added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Sales rose 7% to $4.23 billion, edging past Wall Street’s calls for $4.14 billion.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Investors’ concerns regarding the future of the war also climbed after a Wall Street Journal report Monday evening said U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf are edging closer to joining the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Altamaha bass, or Micropterus calliurus, also have golden scales but with olive edging and darker side markings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Some people around Welch cut tires into two semicircles, painted them white, and used them as edging for their gardens.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls