wide-open
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Soon Rakowski was firing the ball to a wide-open Flowers for a 43-yard touchdown as two helpless Mira Costa defenders gave pursuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
There is some hope for people who remember those old internet communities, as well as the nostalgic youngsters who never knew a more wide-open internet.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Thanks to wide-open spaces, low taxes and abundant energy, the Wyoming capital along Interstate 80 has become a data-center mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
That resilience has been demonstrated by all four semi-finalists, who have seized their chance in a wide-open draw in Paris.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
None of this talk seemed to relax Temp and Tick, who were obviously terrified at the idea of soaring through wide-open spaces high above the ground.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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She said she had never had an issue before but knew something was amiss when she returned to the property to notice her window was wide open and her sofa cushions in the street.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Jayawardhana said Caltech is “based on merit,” aims to keep “doors wide open and wants to recruit from a full cross section of society.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
As usual, the house was unlocked, windows wide open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
And when the sobs finally ran out, the tears kept coming, so I lay there with my mouth wide open, but I hardly made a sound.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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