on the fringe(s)
idiom
: on the outer edge (of something)
They lived on the fringe of the forest.
—often used figurativelyHe has been working for years on the fringes of the entertainment industry.
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There have been notable moments when the Yankees were rolling and the Mets were teetering on the fringes of mediocrity or outright experiencing a nightmare season.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
However, some conservative scholars — sometimes characterized as on the fringes of American legal scholarship — affirm that the Trump administration could make a winning case to limit birthright citizenship.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
While many of President Trump's most restrictive immigration policies are considered new, they have actually been pushed on the fringes of Republican politics for decades by hard-right advocates, including Stein.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
The end of the Civil War marked a death knell for the men’s compatriots fighting on land, but here, on the fringes of the Arctic, their ship was gaining momentum.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
However, some conservative scholars — sometimes characterized as on the fringes of American legal scholarship — affirm that the Trump administration could make a winning case to limit birthright citizenship.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
While many of President Trump's most restrictive immigration policies are considered new, they have actually been pushed on the fringes of Republican politics for decades by hard-right advocates, including Stein.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
The end of the Civil War marked a death knell for the men’s compatriots fighting on land, but here, on the fringes of the Arctic, their ship was gaining momentum.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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“On the fringe(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20fringe%28s%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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