are edging
- present progressive of edge.
Example Sentences
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To kick it off, U.S. stocks are edging modestly lower, with another rise in global crude prices and renewed selling in U.S.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Investors’ concerns regarding the future of the war in Iran won’t have been calmed by a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf are edging closer to joining the conflict.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
And nuclear-armed India and Pakistan are edging toward conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
"Some individual wild colonies, where infection rate can be as high as 70%, are edging closer to extinction every day," Dr Peter Timms said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
People are edging closer, snapping pictures, taking video with their phones.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
