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Scrum after scrum failed to gain Glasgow the momentum they needed in the closing stages and the visitors doggedly saw out the narrowest of victories.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

With imports from the U.S. declining 1.2% for the month, Canada’s goods-trade surplus with its neighbor widened to C$7.07 billion from a C$2.86 billion in February, the narrowest since May 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For comparison, the strait itself is 29 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The market-cap gap between Alphabet and Nvidia now stands at roughly $202.92 billion — the narrowest gap since Feb. 5, when it was $169 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It is striking, for instance, how many different professions and disciplines have a word to describe the particular gift of reading deeply into the narrowest slivers of experience.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell