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wedge

[wej] / wɛdʒ /


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Where one sees an opportunity to hit a lob wedge, another will hit a bump-and-run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“Many were already skeptical of the wedge paper’s reliance on CCS,” he said.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

When he returned, his six-iron shot came up short and back down the hill, he chunked his wedge and his U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

On the upside, a peak was signaled by a bearish dark cloud cover, which also coincided with the development of a rising wedge beginning in February 2025.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

When I gave her a wave, her hand had appeared, flickering for a second in the wedge of light between the parted drapes before the curtain dropped and she disappeared.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Substituting raw wedges of tomato, which far too often can be floury and tasteless, for slow roasted plum tomatoes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Zooming through the air in a flying Sky-Sled, he wedges his face into a triple chin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

"It was really nice to see some good wedges go my way, and knock in some of the nice six- and eight-foot putts that you have to."

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Standing around a kitchen island with a small group of other food writers, I pull on a pair of plastic gloves and begin massaging a bright red paste into wedges of cabbage.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

David Petrakis My Lab Partner cuts his apple into eight equal wedges.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Lacking space, some pitches have popped up inside warehouse buildings like one in Brooklyn, wedged between a trash-strewn highway and a pawnbroker.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Kolster stayed wedged between the front door and the stone wall in her seventh-storey apartment "for quite a while" before she heard neighbours calling for people to evacuate.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The outlet shared video from the scene that showed parts of a scooter wedged underneath one of the disabled vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Hansen took questions from media while wedged in horizontally and described the joy of floating: "It just makes me feel like a little kid."

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

Camille strains to reach her phone, but it’s wedged between her seat and the center console.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Artificial intelligence boosters spent the year wedging the tech into our lives – whether we wanted it or not.

From Slate Jan. 2, 2026

Owens and her family saved the house, wedging plywood underneath the doorways during the storm and mopping up water faster than it seeped inside.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

The potential for wedging strategies between Russia and China remains viable due to underlying structural tensions and competing interests, particularly in Central Asia where both powers seek influence.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

Running the simulations, the scientists saw that it was much easier for the capsid to get into the pore by wedging its smallest end in first, and then gradually ratcheting itself in.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2024

After locking the door securely by wedging a stone in the brace, I carry the vegetable to my outdoor kitchen and start off for the tree house and Alice.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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