widen
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The 101 has long been a bottleneck nightmare as it approaches Santa Barbara and the yearslong project to widen the freeway has only made it worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Civic agencies are often reluctant to widen footpaths because they view carriageway space as sacrosanct.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Higher crude costs threaten to widen India’s import bill and push up inflation, and have punished the rupee, which has weakened more than 6% against the dollar this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The report delivers a stark warning, too: "AI could widen gaps between countries, increase inequality within them, concentrate market power, weaken trust in public institutions, and create new risks for safety, rights, and social cohesion."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
My eyes widen as they drop down around us like glowing dust.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
That makes it economical to do a lot more things in space and widens SpaceX’s already-large competitive moat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
He widens his stance and folds his arms across his chest.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
With William in the UK and Harry self-exiled in California, the gulf between the two has only widened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The additional ballots widened the slim lead Wahab held on election night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
One of his first major campaigns challenged alleged extrajudicial killings of suspected poachers inside Kaziranga; his work later widened to evictions, land acquisition and compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The spread between the cost of producing a barrel of gasoline and the cost of the crude oil needed to produce it — known among traders as the “crack spread” — has widened sharply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jackson’s eyes widened as smoke started seeping from under the front door of the cabin.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Fagan argued that there's a case for "widening" the tax base through some new approaches, such as environmental taxes.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Treasury bonds because of the country’s widening deficit, Royal said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He had raised the dam’s height mid-construction, without widening the base to support the extra water pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Harry saw Hermione’s comprehension in the sudden widening of her eyes.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
