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wiggle

[wig-uhl] / ˈwɪg əl /




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Even the plans Burnham has hinted at so far could easily exceed the available wiggle room.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Yet while such deals give Stellantis some wiggle room for now, it could still result in creating more competition for the automaker in a tightening global car market.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Beyond seasonal deals, experts recommend buying ground beef in bulk if you have the freezer space and wiggle room in your budget.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

But on the weeks when I have a little more energy — a little more calendar wiggle room, a little more curiosity — I try to widen my grocery orbit.

From Salon May 22, 2026

On the floor next to the wall, one section of marble tile slid under another, revealing a dark square opening barely large enough to wiggle through.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

In a normal situation the jet stream would flow west to east across the Atlantic with weather systems being created by minor wiggles along it.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

"We then look at this dance through a microscope with a camera and decode from the wiggles what the robots are saying to us. It's very similar to how honey bees communicate with each other."

From Science Daily Jan. 6, 2026

“If you look at a video of a real baby primate, they have the exact same wiggles and imperfections,” says the filmmaker.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

Rather than set in stone, this race wiggles like Jello.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2024

Shiloh wiggles a few inches closer to her on his belly, rests his nose against her thigh, tail going whick, whack, whick, whack.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

To be sure, American consumers have wiggled out of tight spots before, powering the U.S. economy through decades-high inflation spikes, a pandemic, and armed conflicts.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Though Yamamoto wiggled out of the jam, it took him 23 pitches to escape the first inning.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

“She immediately walked over to me and wiggled around like goldens do,” Koerner said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2025

While Gates wiggled his hips after nailing doubles, and was backed by chants of 'USA, USA', his opponent faced jeers and looked increasingly despondent as the match progressed.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2024

I wiggled the gill flap with one hand and ran my finger over the feathery sections of the accordion.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Maybe wiggling about a bit will throw off the kicker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Genius like his is the weeds wiggling through the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

You can bet that most Americans, meanwhile, will be wiggling their hips to “Dákiti.”

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

When Noland awoke from the surgery which installed the device, he said he was initially able to control a cursor on a screen by thinking about wiggling his fingers.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2025

“And what’s this?” he asks, wiggling his finger over a mound of what looks like dead grass in the middle of its many legs.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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