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is edging

  • present progressive
    of edge (3rd person singular).
    edge
    noun
    a line or border at which a surface terminates.

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In other words, the lower Russian River is edging up-market.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The latest polls suggest that opposition to the population cap is edging ahead for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

With Ollie Lawrence and Max Ojomoh seemingly out of favour, Slade's form is edging him back towards the Test spotlight.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

The cost of the average wedding is edging closer to the limit.

From MarketWatch Oct. 25, 2025

Zander is sometimes depressed, too, and Annabelle herself is anxious, and Sierra is edging toward an eating disorder, and those are only the things she knows for sure.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti