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
"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
Ginger and I stayed on the fringe because I had to hold Ginger on a short leash so that she would not start chasing the baby turtles.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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
Hunger drove some to the fringes of human behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
By the turn of the century the fringes of the continent were fairly well defined on the charts, but the interior was still an unknown wasteland of ice.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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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
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
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
Then a door he had not seen before swung open, and an old woman emerged, a shriveled thing in a dark red tokar fringed with tiny golden skulls.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
Halfway over the still misty fields he stopped to load his gun, then walked quietly toward the cover of the alders fringing the little lake.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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