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
He’s operated with a level of poise in his puck play and edge in his physical game that’s making for a renaissance year.
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Longhorns outrebound opponents by an average of 12½ boards a game while Mississippi State barely holds an edge in that department this season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The maps create a possibly decisive edge in a House fight likely to be settled by only a handful of races.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Speed on offense and defense was USD’s biggest plus against Gonzaga’s edge in size and experience.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Longhorns outrebound opponents by an average of 12½ boards a game while Mississippi State barely holds an edge in that department this season.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The maps create a possibly decisive edge in a House fight likely to be settled by only a handful of races.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Speed on offense and defense was USD’s biggest plus against Gonzaga’s edge in size and experience.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Once the bulb has finished blooming, remove the wax coating and any wires that may have been inserted into the bottom of the bulb.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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That was evident against Louisville on Tuesday, when Scheyer inserted Sarr at halftime and had him face-guard sharpshooter Ryan Conwell, who had 16 first-half points.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the day McDermott became coach of the Bills, his children Maddie and Gavin weren’t as tall as the podium at which their father was introduced.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Edge in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20in. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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