fringe
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City's expenditure of £542m on new signings since the turn of the year will grab the headlines, but it often goes under the radar how well they do at selling fringe players.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the space of a few days, Wright went from being a fringe member of one of the NFL’s worst teams to a key component of one of college football’s best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
Chainlink necklaces, lace headpieces and even fringe bangs become a form of armor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just before she slipped into a fringe of ferns at the wood’s edge, she paused to glance at him over her shoulder.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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
They were on the fringes of the bazaar, the way ahead blocked by a solid wall of people.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
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
The muscle man is a precise physical comedian: With his fringed leather jacket and bleached mane, Momoa’s Garrett looks and acts like the hair-metal version of the Cowardly Lion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
The outer edges were fringed with yellow and brown, but inside, it was dark green and thick, the leaves hadn't started to fall.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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
Black plastic reeds fringing two green, glacial pools.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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