widen
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Trade ministers from several G20 economies are also seeking to widen trade talks beyond their US host this week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Higher oil prices are also expected to widen the deficit by raising import costs, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
So, when credit spreads begin to widen, they tend to widen together, which reflects the transmission of monetary policy and the transfer of risk through markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“My ever increasing involvement and identification with the poor only continues to widen the gap between my obedience to religious authority and my own understanding of what my life as a Christian must entail.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her eyes widen as she removes the little rectangular piece of paper.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
"You've got the same job title, same tenure, but different value based on whether someone treats AI as a threat or a tool - that gap widens really quickly once leadership notices it," says Pamela.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Each added layer of complexity widens the range of assumptions and models a rating agency can employ.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery Thursday said it has secured $2.5 billion in investment from private investors to fund its expansion plans, as it widens its refining business to east Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The move into San Diego and three other cities widens the gap between Waymo and its competitors in the robotaxi race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The first person to pop up looks frazzled, but then the camera widens and you see why: She’s working hard at making something.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
High Yield Option-Adjusted Spread widened 48 basis points, or 0.48 percentage points, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 30.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Access to the internet has widened their perspective, and many told Poole González that they dream of joining the exodus of more than 1 million Cubans who have left the island in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The 10-year French OAT-German Bund yield spread widened above 110 bps lately, its widest since 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Searches had widened to include East Bergholt and Manningtree, over the Essex border, on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Rabbi Galanos’s eyes widened, and Dvorah’s head snapped toward Anya.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
That said, widening credit spreads sends an important signal every investor should heed about which stocks to buy and which to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
A former minister and senior member of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party said late Saturday she had submitted her resignation amid a widening investment-fund crisis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Brent meanwhile stays supported by concerns over international supply disruptions, widening the spread between the two benchmarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Kim estimates the surplus at $42.70 billion in September, widening from the prior month’s revised $34.79 billion and surpassing the previous record of $35.91 billion set in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then slowly, like the priest who sometimes visits this place, she moves one dry brown arm in a widening gesture to point out the dry brown landscape before us.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
