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wedge

[wej] / wɛdʒ /


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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

But now it’s used to drive a wedge between groups of people, which is unfortunate.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

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

It also said it would spend $8 billion over 10 years on four other wedge strategies: solar, wind, hydrogen and natural gas.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

A single wedge, for instance, could stand for 1; 60; 3,600; or countless others.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.

From Salon Jun. 26, 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

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

"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

Seconds later, she’s eating wedges of wet sunlight.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

One infant was sleeping on its side wedged between two rolls of fabric with another behind its head - this is "how one parent did it", said Clegg.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Leale examined the small room with a bed, its headboard wedged into the corner.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

So, they used their single off day on a three-city East Coast trip to make a pit stop in Washington, wedging the visit between games against the Phillies and Mets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

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

Stones and soil were tamped around the wheels, wedging them still.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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