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Fueling this friction is the narrow path into a top U.S. university, argues Rowena Chiu, a Palo Alto school board member and mother of four.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

A superfluid can move through extremely narrow passages without experiencing the usual friction.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

But the results show he has only a very narrow path to power for his left-wing grouping, which also includes the Green Party and Te Pati Maori, representing the interests of New Zealand's Indigenous community.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Multiple efforts to pass a similar youth voting initiative in San Francisco have failed by a narrow margin in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The original cut had a looser, traditional fit, but I’d asked Ma to nip in the waist and narrow the sleeves a tad.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Raman said she supports compliance with the measure, while supporting shared bike and bus lanes along narrower portions of the route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The results came as the restaurant company, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill, posted a narrower third-quarter loss as revenue gained, topping Wall Street’s projection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Still, the results in the state’s Democratic primary were far narrower than the polls showed, with El-Sayed besting Stevens by only 1%, or 14,893 votes.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The worker-to-beneficiary ratio was 2.7 to 1 in 2023, according to Pew Research Center, far narrower than in 1965, when there were four times as many workers as there were beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The actual debate in the House in the fall and winter of 1795 proceeded under Madison’s more cautious leadership and narrower interpretation of the Constitution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

S&P 500 companies’ earnings are mostly topping analysts’ estimates — but by the narrowest margin in roughly four years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

After touching its narrowest level on record recently, there have been signs that breadth is making a comeback, as more stocks and sectors have turned higher over the past few sessions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s important to appreciate that the students pressed for the narrowest, most modest ruling possible.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

He starts his four-year term against a tangled web of war, inflation, nosebleed debt—and one of the sharpest and narrowest stock market rallies ever.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Instead, I backed away and scurried down the narrowest of alleys, the walls so close I could have touched either side by stretching out both arms.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

Once the gap narrows this much between long- and short-end yields, it rarely stays there, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Kathryn Bigelow’s film narrows the Iraq War down to the nerve-shredding work of an explosives-disposal unit, with Renner’s Staff Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But a lasting solution is only likely if the interest-rate gap between Japan and the U.S. narrows, which may require the Bank of Japan to signal more rate hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Plaque narrows blood vessels and makes them less flexible, increasing the strain on the cardiovascular system.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Jay Landis shouts, and Ms. Jacobs narrows her eyes at him.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

The digital healthcare company narrowed its sales outlook after higher costs in the third quarter resulted in an unexpected loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Imports rose 4.2 percent in September from the previous month to 125.5 billion euros, and Germany's trade surplus narrowed to 15.6 billion euros.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

“The strong job market coming out of the pandemic lifted their pay, and income inequality narrowed a bit, but little of that turned into wealth.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

This combined outcome included death from any cause, heart attacks, strokes, and procedures to restore blood flow through narrowed or blocked arteries.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Glory picked up a purple pen on the desk and tapped it to her chin, her eyes narrowed in concentration.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Prosecutors have revised the charges against him, narrowing one count to focus solely on damage from the Lachman fire, which began on Jan. 1, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Schools like Da Vinci are where mandated personal-finance education can have the biggest impact in narrowing socioeconomic and racial wealth gaps, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Some cells begin narrowing their possible futures early, while others remain flexible for a longer period before becoming committed to a specific role.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The narrowing of stock participation leading into early October’s record highs has concerned some investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

She pushed her head towards mine, narrowing her eyes as though she was worried about me.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat