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open

[oh-puhn] / ˈoʊ pən /










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For decades, Singapore has painstakingly cultivated a reputation as an open, business-friendly economy offering easy access to both the US and Chinese markets.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Fox News called the practice “an open secret” on a podcast segment titled “The Fight to End Insider Trading in Congress.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

If you open people up to the universality of it, you can get people to pull together.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

This advanced imaging technique uses extremely powerful X-rays to examine the internal structure of materials in three dimensions without having to cut them open.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

When I emerge from the gravel road, Coach Wiley is pacing outside the bus’s open door with a clipboard.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

However, last year, Prime Video struck a first-air deal that not only brings Season 6 to television first but it also opens the door for it to be a contender for next year’s Emmys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The method also opens opportunities to explore interactions that previously could not be observed directly, providing researchers with a new way to study the microscopic environments inhabited by bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Additionally, the funeral home opens its event space to the community and has hosted three weddings, as well as meetings for nonprofits and other community groups.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

Can United afford to wait until the January window opens?

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’m just about to walk past his room when the door opens and Zara steps out in front of me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In both cases, the Leight family businesses opened with archival frames as the core of their offerings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

European stocks opened broadly lower, with the continent-wide Stoxx 600 falling 0.3% after closing at a record high Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Denver-based Frontier opened reservations for first class this week, saying it expects to complete cabin reconfigurations and fly its inaugural group of higher-style passengers by early March.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

French gaming heavyweight Ubisoft, which opened a Montreal office in 1997, has closed its offices in the Canadian cities of Halifax and Winnipeg.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

That was what I was thinking of, as I opened the barn door.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

He told investors the company would keep opening new markets by pushing the limits of its technology.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

There have been 0.42 per game this season, compared to 0.23 over the opening five rounds of last.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Instead of opening a store in West Hollywood or Beverly Hills, the seats of luxury culture in L.A., he chose a sleepy stretch of Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Sudden advancements by artificial-intelligence bots are opening new fronts in the battles over who will control the future of consumer payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The backflare from the door-less opening on the stove had singed Glenn and me with a sudden searing.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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