widen
Example Sentences
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If wage growth continues to decelerate, the gap could widen further, leaving the economy more vulnerable to shocks.
From Barron's
Three years later, the Silenced No More Act widened the prohibition on nondisclosure agreements to include any harassment case.
From Los Angeles Times
The attention he brings could help widen Joshua's global reach and reignite interest in a bout that no longer sells itself quite as effortlessly as it once did.
From BBC
The E-Ray also features a Weather drive mode, with more progressive throttle response and earlier traction interventions, widening the margins of driver control.
Scholastic widened its profit as book fairs in the back-to-school season buoyed revenue in its fiscal second quarter.
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