narrows

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Thursday’s ruling does not resolve the broader questions raised by the case but significantly narrows the terrain ahead of a trial scheduled to begin in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Leadership narrows, with fewer stocks carrying the advance, even as headline indexes appear stable.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

While China remains more heavily taxed than other U.S. trading partners, including its Asian neighbors, the new rate significantly narrows the gap between them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“As we see a broadening out in earnings growth over the next couple of quarters,” the hope is the gap between tech and everything else narrows, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

They sailed past Popham, through the narrows off Cox’s Head, past the lights of Parker Head, and then on up to Phippsburg, the water going more and more slack as they sailed.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt