fringe area
noun
: a region in which reception from a given broadcasting station is weak or subject to serious distortion
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When hunting public ground in the Centennial State, whether OTC, an easy-to-draw tag, or one purchased from the leftover list, focus on fringe areas.
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Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
Some irrigation systems did a poor job of moistening fringe areas and the grass declined.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
At that stage, flooding in Cincinnati's California neighborhood impacts Eldorado Street, with water affecting some fringe areas of Coney Island.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
My introduction to hot-tent camping This was my introduction to hot-tent camping, an ever-growing fringe area of the outdoor market that’s gaining attention from backcountry hunters, anglers and even winter campers.
—Brett French, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
At 48 feet, the Ohio River has started flooding in California, Ohio, which impacts Eldorado Street, with water impacting some fringe areas of Coney Island.
—Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019
Got caught up a couple times down there toward the red zone in the fringe area.
—Michael Wagaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
The property sits within an unincorporated 2-mile fringe area near Indiana University Southeast between city and county property.
—Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2018
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Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
Some irrigation systems did a poor job of moistening fringe areas and the grass declined.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
At that stage, flooding in Cincinnati's California neighborhood impacts Eldorado Street, with water affecting some fringe areas of Coney Island.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
My introduction to hot-tent camping This was my introduction to hot-tent camping, an ever-growing fringe area of the outdoor market that’s gaining attention from backcountry hunters, anglers and even winter campers.
—Brett French, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
At 48 feet, the Ohio River has started flooding in California, Ohio, which impacts Eldorado Street, with water impacting some fringe areas of Coney Island.
—Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019
Got caught up a couple times down there toward the red zone in the fringe area.
—Michael Wagaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
The property sits within an unincorporated 2-mile fringe area near Indiana University Southeast between city and county property.
—Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2018
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“Fringe area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringe%20area. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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