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Gas prices are edging toward $4 a gallon on average, putting upward pressure on inflation, which is now at its highest rate in three years.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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

With the Roki $asaki $igning, the Dodgers are edging into Evil Empire territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

People are edging closer, snapping pictures, taking video with their phones.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes