as in to insert
to put among or between others
although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations
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Recent Examples of edge in
The Cavaliers have two good big men in their starting lineup, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, but history suggests Towns and Mitchell Robinson will have the edge in the physicality department over those two.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The memorial’s cast-iron boots and shoes represent the thousands of Jews who were lined up and shot at the river’s edge in late 1944 and early 1945.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The heaviest blow came last week when the Virginia Supreme Court nixed a referendum approving a new map that was expected to increase Democrats’ edge in the blue-trending state from 6-5 to 10-1.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The gracefully arching evergreen foliage is edged in golden yellow, perfect for brightening shady gardens or porch pots year-round.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The memorial’s cast-iron boots and shoes represent the thousands of Jews who were lined up and shot at the river’s edge in late 1944 and early 1945.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The heaviest blow came last week when the Virginia Supreme Court nixed a referendum approving a new map that was expected to increase Democrats’ edge in the blue-trending state from 6-5 to 10-1.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The gracefully arching evergreen foliage is edged in golden yellow, perfect for brightening shady gardens or porch pots year-round.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
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Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The legislation, one of the priority bills Democrats introduced with hopes to potentially fold into the budget, ultimately did not advance.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The opening episode of the AMC dramedy introduces an algorithm that’s a gift to stalkers everywhere.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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