fringe
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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