wiggle

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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

"I'm losing sleep over the $6,700, but I have a little wiggle room to be able to do that because once I get a job, I can pay it off," Morgan said.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

She’ll find it hard to wiggle out of responsibility, especially as this history comes more to light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The trick is building a little wiggle room in your budget for them—so that a fallback meal feels like a relief, not a splurge.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

“These animals can actually feel heartbeats in the room. You really don’t need to wiggle your fingers.”

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin