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Example Sentences

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The report noted that cooling towers can spread Legionella bacteria over a wide area, with people living within 0.6 miles from a tower at highest risk of infection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The technology could lead to a wide range of future applications.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Models walked down a wide runway set up in Manhattan, bordered by 7th Avenue and Broadway, while its famous billboards broadcast the images.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The event was too large; too many people were involved and spread across too wide of an area.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin