edging

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The S&P 500’s equal-weighted version has now gained more than 8% this year, edging ahead of the market-cap version’s 7.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil prices were edging up early Monday as Iran said it would end military operations against Israel following an exchange of strikes.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A title shot for Itauma is edging closer, although Usyk has previously ruled out facing him.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Rather the gauge of inflation indicators is edging higher at the same time as rising government-bond yields globally, robust economic data and high valuations.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Zander is sometimes depressed, too, and Annabelle herself is anxious, and Sierra is edging toward an eating disorder, and those are only the things she knows for sure.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti