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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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Those on the practice squad are typically fringe NFL players, who may not make an active roster in their career.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Arsenal, meanwhile, have only sold fringe players Leandro Trossard, Jakub Kiwior and Christian Norgaard, while signing first-teamers Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, and recruiting last season's loanee Piero Hincapie on a permanent deal.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The lack of the main UK parties in the by-election gave dozens of fringe candidates including Binface a chance to seize the spotlight.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Chainlink necklaces, lace headpieces and even fringe bangs become a form of armor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The lashes made a dark, curved fringe above the hollows of his cheeks.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Paul Robinson: Spurs had a shocker last season but this time they are on the fringes of the Champions League places, without a doubt.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Some of these "fringes" measure only slightly more than 20 kilometers across.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

In “Self-Portrait With Necklace,” a string of blue jadestones rests on Kahlo’s bare neck, above the fringes of a lace blouse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

His BBC documentary series sees him travel to the world's most dangerous places, interviewing young men who live on the fringes of society.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

During the fall the show moved from one vacant lot to another, staying always within the fringes of the city limit, until at last it had encircled the town.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Woven baskets, checkered blankets, fringed umbrellas and trimmed napkins prove picnic classics never go out of style.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

"History will hold them accountable," says the commander, who has a handle-bar moustache and wears a green fringed scarf around his neck.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Carrying loved ones and a handful of quickly snatched belongings, families trekked along narrow paths slick with mud and fringed by dense greenery, heading to relative safety.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

There is a heavy feeling in my chest Connor looks up at me, his warm brown eyes fringed by his long eyelashes.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Sat behind a fringing machine at the mill, Hyslop, 28, deftly ran a dark cashmere fabric destined for a Spanish luxury brand through its frame, twisting the ends of the cloth into fringes.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

The double-sided style is finished with chunky fringing and, even better, large rectangular pockets.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

The world's largest fringing reef and another of Australia's Unesco World Heritage Sites, it is home to a lush oceanic forest that spreads out along the coast for hundreds of kilometres.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2025

After 10 days underway from New Zealand, the Araon reached the sea ice fringing Antarctica.

From Science Magazine Apr. 18, 2024

Others nestle under trees fringing a river or a lake.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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