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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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"It's a bit ridiculous," party campaigner Jane Embelton told AFP of the long list of fringe candidates running.

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

He also adapted Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard for the theatre, helping transform it from a "small fringe theatre" into a "venue regarded as the equal of the leading theatres of the West End".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Arguments that Burger and Bork dismissed as fringe advocacy became orthodox within conservative legal circles.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

I snort and Connor twists to peer up at me, his eyes brown and sweet beneath a dark fringe of lashes.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Each personal history is sketched with a revealing touch: Robbie, returned from war, had “loitered, not entirely fruitlessly, on the fringes of the London literary world, until coming to Honor via a family connection.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

We’re seeing the fringes of electronic music rise, and very heavy rock music rise.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Packer went on to play at the tournament but remained on the fringes and did not feature in any of the knockout games as England claimed glory.

From BBC May 9, 2026

He stood in his long prayer shawl, its silver trim bathed in sunlight, its fringes dangling almost to the floor.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

Boxy tweed boucle jackets with fringed trims and structured brightly coloured handbags were the order of day, with various materials including lace also on display.

From BBC Mar. 10, 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

Beyoncé, dressed in fringed white cow-wrangler garb, did a bit of her song “Freedom” before segueing into “Ya Ya,” during which her 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy was among her large crew of dancers.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

Like the fringed garment I wore under my shirt, the tassels themselves were also called tzitzis.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Dizziness edged with blue lights came fringing his forehead, and he knew that he would be fainting soon.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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