widen
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Some of the earliest dustups date back to the 1990s, when voters rejected a ballot measure to widen the runway to accommodate jumbo jets, such as Boeing 737s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
You can still buy homes under $1 million in Los Angeles, but you’ll have to be smarter about your search, widen your location preference and prepare to compromise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Cuban President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said they were "to advance the defence of socialism, to support and widen social justice".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
She glances down, and her eyes widen as she starts to read.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
As the gap between the price of crude and the price of fuels widens, refiners make more on every gallon of fuel they create.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The private-credit gate needs loan values to hold until the exit widens.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
"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
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
His smile widens, and after a moment, I know why.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
My older sister, Nickie, and I loved 1950s doo-wop but our taste widened when my Uncle Vince played Chuck Berry’s “Carol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The U.S. trade deficit widened in August to its biggest in more than a year, with the U.S. buying more products like crude oil, gold and semiconductors from abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
A police investigation into Seo's account was then widened to other residents.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
Finally, her eyes widened and she looked up at Bork.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
A widening gap between stock and bond volatility gauges suggests equities could be overlooking inflation, borrowing, and interest-rate risks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The widening gap means that France’s longer-term borrowing costs are rising faster than its shorter-term ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Other options include widening the Brynglas Tunnels - one of the most significant causes of congestion on the M4 in Wales.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
If credit spreads start widening at the same time, weaker companies get hit from both sides.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He looks around the room, his eyes widening in surprise.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
