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verges

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The film is such a Christmas perennial it verges on the liturgical, and why not?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Releasing a film like “Michael” into that universe isn’t bold; it verges on idiotic.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

"The verges between the lay-bys were strewn with litter, the lay-bys themselves were in a mess," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Residents of Hotham and North Cave, in East Yorkshire, say bags full of empty bottles have been turning up on grass verges for months.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Hedgerows and verges were at their rankest and thickest.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams