edging

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Yields on two-year U.K. government bonds, also known as gilts, rose 10 basis points to 4.600% on Friday, edging close to the 4.714% level, a near two-year high hit on Monday, Tradeweb data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

It took about ten or fifteen real, decent jumps for one to make it to the other shoulder, where they disappeared into the thicket of tall grass edging the road.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx