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 Golden Knights had a 20-4 edge in shots in the first period and a 10-5 advantage in the scoreless third.
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Messi scored his 900th goal against Nashville SC in the second leg of the Champions Cup in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, but Miami was eliminated because the away goals tiebreaker rule gave Nashville the edge in the 1-1 tie.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Now both teams have an opportunity to take an edge in the season series.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Florida outrebounded Vanderbilt 38-23 during Saturday’s SEC tournament semifinal and held a slight edge in second-chance points (14-11) as the Commodores stood their ground.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Messi scored his 900th goal against Nashville SC in the second leg of the Champions Cup in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, but Miami was eliminated because the away goals tiebreaker rule gave Nashville the edge in the 1-1 tie.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Now both teams have an opportunity to take an edge in the season series.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Florida outrebounded Vanderbilt 38-23 during Saturday’s SEC tournament semifinal and held a slight edge in second-chance points (14-11) as the Commodores stood their ground.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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Bake on the middle rack of the heated oven until the top is puffed and lightly golden and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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During the procedure, a catheter, or tiny flexible tube, is inserted into a blood vessel and snaked into the heart to view the coronary and/or pulmonary arteries up close.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Virginia’s legislature, patrons are responsible for introducing legislation and guiding it through the entire legislative process, including defending it on the floor if necessary.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Having such a system on aircraft also introduces other issues, like tracking and stabilization, when the target is small and both the target and interceptor are moving.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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