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wedge

[wej] / wɛdʒ /


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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

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

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

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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