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Footage authenticated by BBC Verify showed a tourist train in Grenoble being driven by masked men along a narrow street in the city centre towards at least three riot police officers.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The narrow stairway was filled with the heavy whirring of gears and joints as the robots steadily lurched upward.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
"China continues to narrow the competitive gap with US companies across AI models, humanoid robotics, memory and other parts of the technology supply chain," said Pepperstone's Chris Weston.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
You might have heard about that narrow leadership—“bad breadth,” as the overused gag goes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Dad’s eyes narrow, like they do when he thinks someone is overreacting.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Those forecasts would leave China with a trade surplus of $107 billion, narrower than in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
These include the narrower range of activities and restaurant choices, leaving behind friends and family, and for Brianna the difficulty of settling her children into new schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But new research from Northwestern Medicine suggests the scan may provide its greatest benefit to a narrower group of patients than previously assumed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
A narrower gate stood closed on the riverbank side.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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The spread between the two-year and the 10-year yields reached its narrowest level since March 2025 on Thursday, before widening slightly on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The five-year USD/JPY cross-currency basis was recently about negative-30 basis points, the narrowest level since the series began in 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s important to appreciate that the students pressed for the narrowest, most modest ruling possible.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
He starts his four-year term against a tangled web of war, inflation, nosebleed debt—and one of the sharpest and narrowest stock market rallies ever.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
She lived in the narrowest house in New York.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Kathryn Bigelow’s film narrows the Iraq War down to the nerve-shredding work of an explosives-disposal unit, with Renner’s Staff Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Plaque narrows blood vessels and makes them less flexible, increasing the strain on the cardiovascular system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
She said: "It narrows the pavement to the point that if you're using a pushchair or a wheelchair you can't easily get past."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
If the yen suddenly strengthens further — whether because Japanese authorities intervene or the rate gap between the two currencies narrows — investors could be forced to unwind those positions rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
When the tunnel we’re in narrows to a locked grate, he plucks two pins from my hair and picks the lock in seconds.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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The company said it upgraded its midterm ambitions, reflecting its narrowed focus on the contract drug-manufacturing business following the planned sale of its capsules-and-health-ingredients unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
As the camera cuts between close-ups of his narrowed eyes and her big, blue ones, Fielder tries to suss whether he can trust the famous fibber to be honest with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
This study narrowed the focus specifically to shared physical activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The EV price premium over ICE+ has narrowed significantly,” Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox’s director of industry insights, said during a webinar, referring to gas-powered cars.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
His narrowed eyes were the unremarkable color of wet hay, and even though he was a scrawny, hunched little man, he was still terrifying somehow.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Some cells begin narrowing their possible futures early, while others remain flexible for a longer period before becoming committed to a specific role.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The narrowing of stock participation leading into early October’s record highs has concerned some investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
OpenAI is narrowing the gap with Anthropic in the battle for business customers by offering cheaper, cost-efficient models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"But narrowing a $112 billion deficit won't come from finding niche export sectors alone," he adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“You look familiar to me,” she says, narrowing her eyes and looking at Annabelle hard.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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