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
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
Federal Reserve in particular would widen the gap between Japanese and foreign interest rates and cause more investor flight from the yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In fourth grade, I tried to follow Deb into that circle, but it didn’t widen to include me.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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
It’s only made me realize that one of the great joys of owning a pet is that you develop your own way of communicating, in a way that widens your vocabulary.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Filing jointly with your wife widens your tax brackets, and standard deductions help limit your taxable income.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
If the race for nuclear weapons widens and accelerates, the region will become more unstable, heightening risks for the entire world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
That space I’m imagining between us widens, ever so slightly.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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
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
The decline in sales post the 618 shopping festival widened to double digits due to price hikes and seasonal weakness, the research firm says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her eyes widened and her shoulders drew back sharply.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
A combination of sales growth and widening profit margins is a good sign for any company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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
She waved to Max, who was walking toward them, his eyes widening at the sight.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
