wiggle
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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
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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
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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
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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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