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fringe

[frinj] / frɪndʒ /


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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

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

I couldn't see her face because her head was hanging down on her chest and her stiff blonde hair fell down from its dark roots like a hula fringe.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Another year on the fringes would be no good for the man who was named player of the tournament when England Under-21s won the European Championship in 2025.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

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

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Hunger drove some to the fringes of human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

And he has led winger Cole Caufield, Montreal’s shortest player at 5-foot-8, from the fringes of the roster to a breakout 2025-26 season.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

At night he jungled up with wandering men in the camping places on the fringes of towns.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

Australian label Aje's catwalk was full of delightful fringed pieces, whilst Balmain's models graced the runway with huge, suede messenger bags.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

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 doll of her has little leatherette skates and a fur-trimmed costume, pink with white fur, and fringed eyes that open and close, but it looks nothing at all like the real Barbara Ann Scott.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

Think back, recall our little nation fringing the oceans, torn with complexities, too big for its britches.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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