Etymology
Origin of edged
Example Sentences
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Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged 0.1% lower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
—The dollar edged higher after modest falls in the previous session.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
It seemed a fitting phrase after the small country of about half a million people edged continental giants, Cameroon, to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in history.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Paramount applied for the Justice Department’s approval in December — more than two months before it edged out Netflix in the Warner sweepstakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Instead, I shrugged his hand off and edged away from him, closer to the door, closer to escape.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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