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Recent Examples of wiggle room
For Brantner, there’s absolutely no wiggle room now.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
With more wiggle room, these countries can drop the price at the pump more significantly when oil prices spike—and still hold on to some revenue.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The administration appears to leave some wiggle room on the Lebanon question.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Tally it up, and the Spurs have about $45 million in wiggle room below next year’s tax line and nearly double that amount a year later.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
With more wiggle room, these countries can drop the price at the pump more significantly when oil prices spike—and still hold on to some revenue.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The administration appears to leave some wiggle room on the Lebanon question.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Tally it up, and the Spurs have about $45 million in wiggle room below next year’s tax line and nearly double that amount a year later.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle room
Noun
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This first test series of the summer has been regarded as a fresh start for England and its under-pressure leadership after a 4-1 loss to Australia during an Ashes tour featuring reports of excessive drinking and when England was accused of slack preparation and a wrong tactical approach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Even if that worked for Palm Beach County, there are no similar millionaire clusters in poor counties to pick up the slack.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The largest open-air living history museum in the Shenandoah Valley is expanding to include an indoor gallery space by 2027.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The Loman family home isn’t depicted in a literal fashion but instead fluidly suggested in a warehouse space that allows the actors to move unfetteredly between past and present.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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