widen
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They can widen more sharply when investors suddenly demand more compensation to trade in a specific name or industry.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
But more recently, Ezcorp’s business reflects what economists call the K-shaped economy, a picture of the American consumer on two different tracks as higher prices for everything from groceries to gas widen the economic divide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
It could help widen the window for therapies that tackle the underlying causes of disease, bringing us closer to a cure for dementia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
For now, the Fed’s message has helped widen the perceived gap between U.S. rates and those in other major economies.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Dad’s eyes widen a little when I come out of the changing room.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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
As CO2 concentrations rise, this zone widens, increasing the atmosphere's cooling efficiency.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The entrance is huge, and the cave widens out from there.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
China supplanted America as the world’s leading exporter of manufactured goods in 2010, and the gap has only widened since then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As the investigation widened, its sharpest effect was felt far from Abuja.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The project’s developer told WSJ that about 15 top floors—starting on the 22nd—were being widened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The US trade deficit widened sharply in May to its largest in over a year as imports rose, government data showed Tuesday, with analysts noting that businesses could be gearing up for further tariffs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Her eyes dropped to the ground below, where Ekon was standing, then widened.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Metro Loft’s CEO Nathan Berman said the additional load from widening the upper floors caused two columns to collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Patriotism is about widening the circle of liberty, dignity and opportunity so that more people can fully participate in the promise of this country.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The World Bank in May described Afghanistan as "highly exposed to external shocks", with a "widening gap between imports and exports" that hit 70 percent of GDP in the 2025 fiscal year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The team compared two different vascular changes: fatty narrowing of larger arteries and the widening and elongation of arteries within the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
My eyes widening, I stared at him, full-on this time.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
