widen
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According to the model, they can widen by about 3 to 10 centimeters each year.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
That’s because the spread can widen even as Treasury rates rise, so long as high-yield spreads rise even further.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The community relies heavily on funding from surrounding Lee County to staff law enforcement, repave roads and widen arteries connecting Lehigh Acres to the region, said Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the board of county commissioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It could also widen attacks on infrastructure in Persian Gulf countries — moves that would trigger an even bigger ripple effect across global markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Emma’s eyes widen and she clutches my hand.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Occasionally, a new tool or technique comes along that widens this to a shotgun: aim at a few closely related problems and hope that you hit one.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
If the race for nuclear weapons widens and accelerates, the region will become more unstable, heightening risks for the entire world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
It’s a small but positive shift for students as income inequality widens, leaving most households with fewer resources as prices rise all around.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The hills begin to plane out into a high plateau, and the road widens.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The search was widened to "the whole city" after the vehicle was discovered abandoned in the vast Tiergarten park.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Since then, conditions in the private-credit market have deteriorated even more, but the junk spread has narrowed rather than widened — to 2.68 percentage points from 2.80.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The proposed award to fund the South African crime research was later widened to allow other invited groups to apply for a $1 million grant, according to people with knowledge of the process.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
As the investigation widened, its sharpest effect was felt far from Abuja.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Shomari’s eyes widened with surprise, but Father Olufemi spoke before he could.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Jessica Rindels published a report examining whether inflationary trends are widening across sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Over the next several weeks, their sensors noted that the crack was widening about 0.015 of an inch per day, a rate invisible to the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Although gaps at some school stages had begun to close post-pandemic, the report said they were widening again in the early years and at Key Stage 4, when pupils sit their GCSEs.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Developer MetroLoft’s Nathan Berman said increased weight from widening about 15 top floors likely caused the structural damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Her heart fluttered as she stepped closer and closer to the floating blueprints, her eyes widening as the stark white lines on the iron-blue paper flickered every few seconds.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
