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yawning

[yaw-ning] / ˈyɔ nɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
gaping
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The most yawning gap in prices is between oil that used to flow out of the Gulf and different kinds of crude from farther afield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

And while the money did close some of the early, yawning deficit Cornyn was facing against Paxton in preliminary polling, it hardly has put his opponents away.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Several men on the jury looked away, one yawning.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Germany's chancellor has touched down in China as German businesses sound the alarm about a yawning trade imbalance.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

I think of how late Rania stayed, her yawning mouth, and her phone calls with her mother and Lovebug.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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