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wide

[wahyd] / waɪd /


ADJECTIVE
off-course
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target


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World Wide Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee says he wants to see artificial intelligence preserve "the original values" of his invention while allowing users to filter personal data sent to tech giants.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The project uses Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, an instrument capable of resolving individual star clusters and nebulae in galaxies located tens of millions of light-years away.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Repetition and ritual are paths to enlightenment in Mr. Morby’s songs, and the quietly powerful “Little Wide Open” is filled with earned wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

For inspo, we got “Handmaiden,” “Phantom Thread,” “Force Majeure,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “The Informant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As the last rabbits disappeared underground the Wide Patrol, which had followed them from Caesar’s Belt with superlative skill and discipline, veered away in a half-circle to the east and then turned for Efrafa.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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