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Recent Examples of wedge
However, May’s initial reading is the second-lowest on record, wedging itself between June 2022’s all-time low of 50 and the slight improvement to 51.5 seen in July 2022.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
But potential tenants for the site, wedged between Lincoln Park and Bucktown, were scarce after the pandemic, and most of the work never got underway.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Still, Benin, a sliver of a country wedged between Nigeria and Togo on West Africa’s coast, might just be one of the most colorful places on the continent.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered what appeared to be a bed wedged against a bedroom door in the home.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
But potential tenants for the site, wedged between Lincoln Park and Bucktown, were scarce after the pandemic, and most of the work never got underway.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Still, Benin, a sliver of a country wedged between Nigeria and Togo on West Africa’s coast, might just be one of the most colorful places on the continent.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered what appeared to be a bed wedged against a bedroom door in the home.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Hundreds of townspeople and visitors crammed into the red-brick Rhea County Courthouse to witness the trial.—
Dan Falk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Nanoleaf has been consistently reliable with their tech and keep on coming up with fun ways to cram even more LEDs into more things.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The resulting confusion is a good reminder about how many provisions can be stuffed in a single bill, presenting challenges for writers (like this one), voters (like you), and members of Congress.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) also seized three cellphones found inside a Balenciaga boot, a Gucci pouch stuffed with ketamine and MDMA and a .45-caliber handgun discovered tucked away in a red suitcase.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Rispoli was sandwiched near the rail between Bob Baffert’s Goal Oriented and Clever Again.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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The timing of the documentary and the way it is sandwiched around the broadcast isn’t an accident.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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With the bases now loaded and no one out, Cole started to rear back.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Anthony Volpe couldn't make the throw to third base, and the Dodgers suddenly had the bases loaded and nobody out.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Analysts cite Russia’s growing use of short-range fiber-optic drones that can’t be jammed as one example of the technological race.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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For compact cases that have good airflow, this design could be a great way to jam serious graphics power into a small space.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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