wedge
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Walking out to the pitch, Messi leads, De Paul at his side, the rest of the squad fanning out behind almost in a wedge - like a street gang protecting its leader.
From BBC ● 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
It cuts across the Garden like a horizontal wedge between the train station below and the stadium floor above.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
He starts to wedge the book back in its place, but stops, holds it in both hands, as if weighing it.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
And this week, even if bombed drives missed wide fairways, the belief was that players would be able to gouge wedges out of the thick rough onto greens and lead to a putt-off.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
For Tex-Mex night, think lime wedges, crema, sliced radishes and chopped green onions.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Jamie comes over and wedges herself near Edna.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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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
One tiny honeycomb cell is wedged inside, leaving no room to even stand.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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
England kept them to just the one score, with Cokayne wedging herself under Eva Karpani to deny the Australia prop a try during Australia's early period of ascendancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
Davila allegedly interfered with the arrest by wedging herself in front of the officer and saying, “Let him go!” and, “Get out,” according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
“Excuse me, ma’am,” I say, wedging my shoulder between the two women ahead of me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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