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[wig-uhl] / ˈwɪg əl /




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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

While we’re parsing the meaning of words, there is very little wiggle room in the meaning of the word “geriatric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The nation’s four major oil-export facilities in Texas and Louisiana have a little wiggle room each month to fill up more tankers—but not much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The reasoning: Rising gross margins often show a company has pricing power with its customers, but it also gives a company wiggle room to boost its operating margin as long as other costs don’t balloon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Together, we’d come up with Relocation Rule Number 11: Always leave yourself some wiggle room.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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