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wedge

[wej] / wɛdʒ /


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The companies are betting that as the next generation of fashion enthusiasts comes of age, an even larger wedge of their wallets will go to secondhand fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The driver had managed to wedge the SUV between a concrete fence post on one side and a bench on the other.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Shahed—a deceptively simple and destructive flying wedge of fiberglass, microchips and explosives costing as little as $20,000—helps show how weapons proliferation has changed, and why tapping global supply chains is now so important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Johnson showed the same dexterity with his wedge play as he did when winning the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open to cruise to a two-stroke victory in the groundbreaking $3m event.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

It happened, sometimes, when it got really hot in here; one of the guys would wedge the door open to let the room breathe a little.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

For a little extra flair toast some baguette wedges to dip into the savory mixture.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

"I haven't panicked when I've hit it off line and into trees, I've layed up and relied on wedges and those scoring clubs," he told Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

She wedges garbage cans into corners to prevent flipping, and warns her guests not to leave their coats within Stella’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

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

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Taken together, we see hope and its absence wedged in the backseat.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

During the Civil War, Oakland Green was wedged between opposing armies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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

It snatched Clare off his hind legs and swept him into the open air, his claws stretching toward Gingersnipes, who remained wedged in the tree, wide-eyed and frozen.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

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

An audio supervisor was the first person to intervene, wedging his foot in the door to stop Jones from staying in Sisson’s room, as seen in the episode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

He tried wedging them together, crossing them over each other—nothing seemed to work.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen




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