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edged (out)

verb

Definition of edged (out)

past tense of edge (out)

as in nosed out

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Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen’s civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
When word got around this week that the North Collins Street restaurant might be closing after 37 years, friends rallied around Airways and gave it a business boost to keep it around through Dallas Cowboys football season.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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In June, in a southeastern area facing a prolonged dry spell, men abducted a rainmaker named Albino Lobillia and buried him alive, according to witnesses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, Harry and Meghan, with their children, visited Diana’s ancestral home, where she is buried on a small island closed to the public.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

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