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widen

[wahyd-n] / ˈwaɪd n /


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Kenningham of Capital Economics predicted there would be "no lifeline for France" at Thursday's meeting, saying spreads between French and German bonds, the eurozone benchmark, would need to widen far more to justify any action.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

This could potentially weigh on risk assets, widen credit spreads, and push implied volatility higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the six months since the EU forced Apple to widen access to its tech, an alternative payment app Vipps launched, followed by PayPal, Klarna, Curve, and BBVA.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rising agentic AI adoption could widen demand across the server market, while strong AI chip demand is supportive of foundries with leading-edge capacity, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Lily’s eyes widen as I explain the seriousness of caring for a pet pineapple.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

"You've got the same job title, same tenure, but different value based on whether someone treats AI as a threat or a tool - that gap widens really quickly once leadership notices it," says Pamela.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

If competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight block widens to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am and the daily allowance drops to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours across all of them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

That makes it economical to do a lot more things in space and widens SpaceX’s already-large competitive moat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Each added layer of complexity widens the range of assumptions and models a rating agency can employ.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

After a second, Meadowlark nudges me and widens her eyes.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Nigeria has widened a hunt for potential Ebola cases, with an additional nine contacts traced, health authorities said Sunday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

She’d turned to face me head-on, eyes widened in feigned shock, her right hand over her heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

They have enriched countless investors, widened the base for shareholder capitalism, and provided Indians with some of the lowest telecom and broadband rates in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

As the gap between the stock market’s winners and losers has widened over the past few months, more individual names have been trading at odds with the broader index.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Finally, her eyes widened and she looked up at Bork.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

In the cardiovascular system, prostaglandins help control blood pressure by balancing the widening and narrowing of blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Martin Kelly told BBC Verify that Iran is widening its attacks and targeting ships near the coast of Gulf Arab states and in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The decline was driven by machinery and vehicles swinging to a deficit and a widening energy deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Credit spreads tightened by around one to two basis points Tuesday, reversing a similar widening in the previous session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Got a surprise for you, Sonny,” Tex said, his eyes widening a bit at my tie.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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