widen

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The company, which builds its service robots for hotels, hospitals and factories, listed in Hong Kong in October of last year, as it sought to widen its investor base beyond the mainland.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“You can’t go to stocks, you can’t go to bonds, even credit spreads have started to widen out.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

A reduction in Fed holdings of mortgage-market securities could widen the gap between short-term rates and the mortgage rates home buyers pay, raising borrowing costs even if the Fed cuts its benchmark rate.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

My eyes widen and I look over at my giant tub of hand sanitizer.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott