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Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding targets to cut child poverty "by a wide margin", according to a report from a leading social reform charity.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The biggest scandal in the modern history of professional sports broke wide open across the Atlantic this past week.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
His playmaking ability did give Mater Dei a chance until the final moments, as he scrambled around and found senior wide receiver Gavin Honore down the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Like Muse and Dots, Pickle agents appear customizable and cute: A promotional video showed off a purple creature with big, wide eyes named Gummy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The stable door makes a loud crack, swinging wide.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"There is fear that it could turn into a wider regional conflict," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Epsom said the mapping process was "only the first step", and that ultimately, there was a wider goal.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The chain faces mounting pressure from rivals including 7 Brew, a privately held drive-through coffee chain, and Starbucks, which is updating its drinks menu amid a wider turnaround attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
What remained uncertain was how quickly those heavier elements escaped the first galaxies and spread into the wider universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
I hauled the door wider to get some fresh air in there.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
At its widest, French 10-year debt paid a yield 1.81 percentage points over equivalent bunds in November 2011, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The company also says the gap between the value of a flat and a house is the widest it has been for 30 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
All told, the improvements have generated a 50% improvement in memory bandwidth, the widest it has ever shipped in an iPhone, the company says at its fall product showcase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This marks the planet's widest visible separation from the Sun during its current appearance in the evening sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The widest of these slanted in from the left with the remains of a railway track.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
