widen
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According to the model, they can widen by about 3 to 10 centimeters each year.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
That’s because the spread can widen even as Treasury rates rise, so long as high-yield spreads rise even further.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
It could also widen attacks on infrastructure in Persian Gulf countries — moves that would trigger an even bigger ripple effect across global markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
There has been a push to widen the pool of nominations.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rufus’s eyes widen, like his mind has been blown.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery Thursday said it has secured $2.5 billion in investment from private investors to fund its expansion plans, as it widens its refining business to east Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s only made me realize that one of the great joys of owning a pet is that you develop your own way of communicating, in a way that widens your vocabulary.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
If the race for nuclear weapons widens and accelerates, the region will become more unstable, heightening risks for the entire world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The gap widens when long-term rates rise — boosting bank profits.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
“There’s a directory in the media unit of the trailer,” Ayesha says, then widens her eyes in mock horror.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
The search was widened to "the whole city" after the vehicle was discovered abandoned in the vast Tiergarten park.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Since then, conditions in the private-credit market have deteriorated even more, but the junk spread has narrowed rather than widened — to 2.68 percentage points from 2.80.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The proposed award to fund the South African crime research was later widened to allow other invited groups to apply for a $1 million grant, according to people with knowledge of the process.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
China’s trade surplus widened to $125.6 billion in June from $105.4 billion in May, also exceeding economists’ forecasts of $122.9 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
One of Ivan’s brothers looked up, and his brilliant blue eyes widened.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
At the same time, CDS spreads have been widening, suggesting credit investors are becoming less comfortable with that shift.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
David Khalfa, a Middle East specialist at the Paris-based Jean-Jaures Foundation, said a "widening range of strategic infrastructure" was being drawn into the conflict.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Fixed-asset investment declined 5.7% in the first half of the year, widening from the 4.1% fall in the January-May period and sharper than the 5.0% drop forecast by polled economists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Over the next several weeks, their sensors noted that the crack was widening about 0.015 of an inch per day, a rate invisible to the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
His eyes were closed; and his body moved only to the long, shallow, shuddering breaths that came at widening intervals.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
