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 2025 Salary & Sentiments Report, released by root/edge in partnership with Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), captures this tension clearly.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Frigate birds soar in the hot sky and sunsets paint cloud edges in dramatic crimson strokes.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Stafford had more touchdowns and passing yards, but Maye had the edge in many other statistical categories.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Bears outgained the Rams, averaged more yards per play, rushed for more yards per carry and had the edge in time of possession.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Frigate birds soar in the hot sky and sunsets paint cloud edges in dramatic crimson strokes.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Stafford had more touchdowns and passing yards, but Maye had the edge in many other statistical categories.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Bears outgained the Rams, averaged more yards per play, rushed for more yards per carry and had the edge in time of possession.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
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Hashibami chose a key from a heavy bundle and inserted it into the door, unlocking it with a click.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials opposed to inserting the administration’s will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Freelancer, however, harkened back to the open concept introduced by Elite, giving players 48 star systems to explore and the freedom to pursue their own destiny as traders, miners, or bounty hunters.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Denmark will also tighten controls on foreigners without legal residence, introduce a new anklet monitor for criminal foreigners, reopen an embassy in Syria and strengthen cooperation with authorities in Afghanistan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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