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new wrinkle

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  1. A clever device or expedient, a novelty, as in The players added a new wrinkle to victory celebrations by tossing their shirts to the crowd after the game. In the form of simply a wrinkle, this expression dates from the mid-1700s, new being added two centuries later.


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“And that is creating a new wrinkle in what has been a steady march toward reduced numbers by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., now Russia.”

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

The origination sales in the third quarter are a new wrinkle for the company, allowing it to raise cash while keeping its own high-margin revenue streams.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

“Every time we put a new wrinkle in what we’re doing for Taiwan, they have to change their planning as well,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

That would be a new wrinkle in a field that at this point is virtually nothing but wrinkles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

She’s obsessed with some Instagrammers who swim with sea-life all the time, but this is a new wrinkle.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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