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edge out

  1. Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch. [Late 1800s]



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"The last hour of viewing, our guys running in really well, there was an edge out there and it creates a great spectacle," said former England opener Trescothick.

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He wants to edge out its neighbors so that Russia can dominate oil supplies to all of Europe.

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With Ellis Genge and Andrew Porter expected to fill two of three loose-head spots, he would likely have to edge out Scotland's Pierre Schoeman to get a squad slot.

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Taking a bit of the edge out of his delivery, Stewart added: “Capitalism is, by definition, exploitative. That’s how it operates. That’s fine. But then government’s role should be to ease the negative effects on Americans of that exploitation, not subsidize that treachery with our money. We’re getting f—ed at a Diddy party and they’re making us buy the baby oil.”

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If Britain were an American state, it would barely edge out Mississippi — our poorest state — in per capita gross domestic product.

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